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A Rose For The Cobbler

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A ROSE FOR THE COBBLER (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Judith Kowalczik

1- 8 1s+2s dance Rose Progression:
 1- 2 1M+2L set as 1L+2M change places RH
 3- 4 1M+2L ½ turn 2H as 1L and 2M dance into partners place
 5- 6 1M+2L cast into each other's place as 1L+2M ½ turn 2H
 7- 8 1M and 2L dance into 2nd/1st places own side as 1L and 2M cast to right to new places
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides (1s pass 3rd corners RSh)
17-24 1s turn RH (4 bars), 2s+1s+3s set, drop hands and set advancing, pass partner LSh, pull back RSh to face partner in middle
25-28 2s+1s+3s turn partner ¾ 2H into line up/down middle, drop hands and continue to dance round ¾ round partner into line up/down middle facing partner again
29-32 2s+1s+3s set. All cast Right and dance out to own sides

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


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