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Round And Roundabout

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ROUND AND ROUNDABOUT (Rundumadum) (S3x32) 3C Heiko Schmidt RSCDS Book 49

1- 8 1s dance in, cast (2s step up) and turn RH
9-12 1s set advancing to face 1st corners (2s+3s set facing diagonal in). 2nd corners set as 1s ½ turn 1st corners 2H to 1L between 2s, 1M between 3s
13-16 1s+2s+3s circle 6H round to Left
17-24 Repeat 9-16 with 1s setting to 2nd corners. 1s finish in 2nd place opposite sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s dance Circulating Knot:
 25-26 All turn RH into Allemande hold, 2s+3s face down, 1s face up
 27-29 All dance ½ way round set (1s+2s start to Right, 3s curve to Left) Bar 29: all release Right hands
 30-32 Men pass partners in front and all continue LH turn to own sides. 312

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


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