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The Golden Pheasant

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THE GOLDEN PHEASANT (J8x40) 3C (4C set) Button And Whitaker RSCDS Book 16

1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance Grand Chain
9-16 1s+2s dance Poussette. 213
17-24 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back 1s ending facing 1st corners
25-32 1s set to and turn 1st corners, set to and turn 2nd corners and end in double triangle positions
33-40 1s dance Double Triangles

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagram


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The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) is a gamebird native to forests in mountainous areas of western China, but feral populations have been established in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
Golden Pheasant Portrait
Golden Pheasant Portrait

Golden Pheasant
Male Golden Pheasant At Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Malaysia


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