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REELING HOME (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Alison Nuttall Atholl 60th Anniversary

1- 8 1s+2s Set and Rotate. 1s finish facing 1L's 1st corner, 1M leading
9-12 1s RSh Alternating Tandem ½ diagonal reel of 3 with 1st corners. 1s finish facing 1L's 2nd corner, 1L now leading
13-16 1s RSh Alternating Tandem ½ diagonal reel of 3 with 2nd corners
17-20 3s+1s+2s dance ½ reels of 3 on sides(1s pass 2s in 3rd place RSh to begin). 1s finish facing 1M's 1st corner, 1M leading
21-28 Repeat bars 9-16. 1s end in 2nd place own sides facing up
29-32 3s+1s+2s dance ½ reels of 3 on sides (1s pass 3s in 2nd place RSh to begin)
33-40 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back

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


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