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MAGIC GREEN GHILLIES (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Shannon Rainey Atlanta Branch 50th Anniversary

1- 8 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 down round 2s; 1s+2s set facing on sides, 1s+2s set to partner
9-16 1s+2s turn partner LH; 1s lead down left hands joined, cross below 3s and cast up to 2nd place (2s step up 15-16)
17-24 1s+3s set facing on sides, 1s+2s set to partner; 2s+1s+3s turn partner RH
25-32 1L+2s also 1M+3s dance RH across, 1s pass RSh; 1M+2s also 1L+3s dance LH across
33-40 Reels of 3 on sides, 1s RSh to 4th corner to start (1M in/down, 1L in/up). 213

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


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