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It's Just For Fun

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IT'S JUST FOR FUN (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Roy Fidler RSCDS Book 33

1- 8 1s cross RH and cast 1 place, 1M dances ½ Fig of 8 round 2s while 1L dances round 3s 1s end facing 1st corners
9-16 1s dance ½ reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass LSh and dance RH across (1M with couple in 1st place and 1L with couple in 3rd place) 1s end facing 2nd corners
17-24 1s dance ½ Reel of 4 with 2nd corners, pass partner LSh to dance RH across (1M with 2L+3L on Men's side and 1L with 2M+3M)
25-32 1s ½ turn LH while 2s+3s change places RH on sides, 1M dances up and 1L down, cast on own sides while corners set and cross RH and all set

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


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Also see the dance Just For Fun by J McCollection

Young Scottish Dancers Having Fun
Young Scottish Dancers Having Fun, 1954


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