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Pint O' Ale Is Fain

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PINT O' ALE IS FAIN (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Bob McMurtry Devil's Quandary

1- 8 1s+2s+3s turn partners RH and chase clockwise ½ way. (3)(2)(1)
9-16 3s+2s+1s turn partners LH and chase anticlockwise ½ way. 123
17-24 1s dance reels of 3 on sides (LSh to 2s)
25-32 1s lead down middle and back then cast to 2nd place (2s step up). 213

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


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