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More Than A Spring Fling

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MORE THAN A SPRING FLING (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Avril and David Quarrie, 2010

1- 4 1s turn ½ RH moving down, 1s, in centre, set and pull back RSh to face 2nd corners
5-16 Dance to Corners and Set (12 bars):
 Couple in middle change places with corners passing RSh, corners pass RSh in middle with a ¼ turn to right to face next corner while supporting corners set (2 bars). Repeat 5 more times to end with corners in diagonally opposite place and 1s in the middle 2nd place facing down nearer hands joined (Lady on Man's right)
17-24 1s dance down, Bar 20: 1L dance under 1M's arm to change sides, 1s dance up to 2nd place own side
25-32 1s dance Diagonal R&L (Man down, Lady up). 213

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


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More than a Spring fling
"Festival Of Spring (Allegoric Scene)" Vítězslav Karel Mašek (1865-1927), Oil On Canvas, c. 1889

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