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Golden Gala Tangle

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GOLDEN GALA TANGLE (S3x32) 3C Set Holly Boyd Célébrations

1- 8 1s+2s dance Rose Progression:
 1-2 1M+2L facing in diagonally set while 2M+1L change places RH to face out
 3-4 1M+2L ½ turn 2H to face each other as 1L+2M dance into partners place
 5-6 1M+2L cast into each other's place as 1L+2M ½ turn 2H to face each other
 7-8 1M+2L dance into 2nd/1st place own side while 2M+1L cast to right to new places, 1M faces out. 213
9-16 Reels of 3 on sides, 1s RSh to 2s to start, 1s pass LSh to face 1st corners (1L through 2nd place, 1M from between 3s)
17-24 1s dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting and Petronella to 2nd place own side
25-32 1s+3s dance Tournee:
 1s+3s dance into prom hold (Men with partner on right, 1s face M's side and 3s L's side), couples ½ wheel anticlockwise and Men turn Ladies into middle, both couples turn 1½ times (3s RH, 1s LH) and dance out to places. 231

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


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This dance was devised to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kingston weekend.

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