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MORE BEES A-DANCING (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Roy Goldring G and S Dances 2

1- 8 1s lead down for 4 steps (2s step up bars 3-4), set and lead back up to face Man's 2nd corner (2L) in prom hold
9-16 1s dance diagonal RSh reel of 3 with 2nd corners and end facing Lady's 1st corner (2M)
17-24 1s dance LSh reel of 3 with 1st corners and ending in the middle (Man on Men's side facing partner)
25-32 1s set in middle, petronella turn to 2nd place own sides and 2s+1s+3s turn RH (4 bars)

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


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Bees perform a 'Waggle Dance' to tell other bees the distance and direction to fly to find the best patches of flowers yielding nectar and pollen, to water sources, or to new housing locations.
Bees at the entrance of their hive, Sonnenheide of the Deutsch-Französischer Garten, Saarbrücken.
Bees At The Entrance Of Their Hive


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