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The Missing Turn

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THE MISSING TURN (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Craig Williams RSCDS book 46

1- 8 1s turn RH and cast 1 place (2s step up); 1s turn LH 1¼ times to end 1L between 2s, 1M between 3s
9-16 1s dance LSh reels of 3 across with 2s/3s and 1s curve round to end LSh to LSh in middle (1L facing up, 1M facing down)
17-24 1s dance up/down and cast left to 2nd place opposite sides while 2s+3s dance ½ R&L (RH on sides to start); 1s turn LH. (3)(1)(2)
25-32 3s+1s+2s set and link twice. 213

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


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