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Picton Tartan Tea Dance

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PICTON TARTAN TEA DANCE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Holly Boyd A Shortcut to Happiness 2013

1- 8 1s set, cast (2s step up); 1s cross RH and cast (1L up, 1M down) into lines of 3 across (1L+2s at top, 1M+3s at bottom)
9-16 All set, 1s cross LH and cast to left (1M down, 1L up) to 2nd place own side and all set
17-20 1L+2s and 1M+3s dance RH across
21-24 All dance Snake Pass:
 1L followed by 2s and 1M followed by 3s pass LSh diagonally across through 2nd place to change ends, loop round to left, 1s end in 2nd place. 312
25-32 3s+1s+2s ½ turn partner LH, pull back LSh and dance out to opposite side; all chase anticlockwise ½ round. 213

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


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