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A Monumental Moment

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A Monumental Moment (R8x32) 32 Bar Reel for 4 Couples in a 4 Couple Set Peter Marshall 2024.

1-8 1s+2s and 3s+4s dance the Knot, ending with 2M and 4L facing out. (2,1,4,3)
9-16 2M followed by 2L and 4L followed by 4M chase ½ way anti-clockwise (4X,1,2X,3)
All set, 4s and 2s cross RH
17-24 All circle to the left and back
25-32 4s+1s and 2s+3s dance RH across, All turn partner RH or birl. (4,1,2,3)

(Dance crib compiled by Peter Marshall, 2024)


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The dance was written for Cath Monument's special birthday and presented at the Cancer Research UK Marian Anderson dance on 27th April 2024. A Truly Monumental Moment.

The dance is lively because Cath enjoys dancing in a lively manner, but it is also deliberately quite straightforward.

(Dance information by Peter Marshall, 2024)


Published in A Monumental Moment, reproduced here with the kind permission of Peter Marshall, 2024.

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