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The Lass From Brittany

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THE LASS FROM BRITTANY (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Harry Richmond Cornish Hospitality

1- 8 1s turn RH, cast (2s step up); 1s turn 1¼ RH to face 2nd corners
9-16 1s+2nd corners dance ½ diagonal reel of 4, 1s pass RSh to face 3rd corners; 1s+3rd corners dance ½ diagonal reel of 4. End 1M between 3s (at top) facing down, 1L between 2s facing up
17-24 1s dance RSh round 1st corner (position) to change ends and turn 1¼ LH to face 2nd corners (position)
25-32 1s+corners dance ½ LSh diagonal reel of 4, 1s pass LSh to face 1st corner (position); 1s+corners dance ½ LSh diagonal reel of 4, 1s pass LSh to 2nd place own side
33-40 2s+1s+3s chase anticlockwise ½ round; 1s turn 1½ LH to own side as 2s+3s continue chase to own sides. 213

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


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This reel, The Lass From Brittany, was devised by Harry Richmond in 2013 and published in "Cornish Hospitality" produced by RSCDS Cornwall branch in 2019.

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