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Our Welsh Lassie

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OUR WELSH LASSIE (S8x40) 3C (4C set) Judi Hallenbeck

1- 8 1s+2s dance Bourrel:
 1- 4 1M+2L set advancing, ¾ turn 2H and twirl to end BtoB (Lady facing up and Man down) while partners chase anticlockwise to face partner
 5- 8 Set to partners, 2s turn ¾ 2H to own sides while 1s turn ½ RH, pull back RSh to face 1st corners. 213
9-16 1s set to 1st corners and dance RSh round each other into 3rd corner (pstn) while 1st corners dance in and turn right about to face their original position. 1s+1st corner person set and 1st corner persons dance RSh round each other into diagonal opposite corners while 1s dance in and pivot to right to face 2nd corners
17-24 Repeat with 2nd corners, 1s end facing 3rd corners (pstn)
25-32 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 3rd corners, pass RSh to face 4th corners (pstn); repeat with 4th corners, 1s turn RH to 2nd place own side
33-40 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round to left (3 bars), pull back LSh and chase anticlockwise to own side. 213

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


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