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A Reel For Alice

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A REEL FOR ALICE (R5x32) 5C set Roy Goldring

1- 8 1s cross down and dance reel of 3 on opposite sides
9-16 1s dance down middle and back
17-24 1L+2M changes places LH, 1L+3M RH, 1L+4M LH and 1L+ 5M RH while 1M dances similarly with Ladies
25-32 2s dance Fig of 8 round 3s+4s (between 3s to start) while 1s casting dance a Fig of 8 round 5s+4s and cross down to 5th place

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


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