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Ruby Wilkinson's Farewell To Cranshaws

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RUBY WILKINSON'S FAREWELL TO CRANSHAWS (S4x32) 4C set Alasdair Brown RSCDS Book 52
2 chords - 2nd chord 3s+4s cross to opposite sides

1- 8 1s+4s set, cast down/up to 2nd/3rd places (2s+3s step up/down bars 3-4). 1s+4s turn ½ LH and dance ½ LH across to 1M facing 3L, 1L+3M, 4M+2L, 4L+2M
9-16 4s+1s dance diagonal interlocking reels of 4 with corner positions (LH across ½ way in middle) while 2s (in 1st place) and 3s (in 4th place) dance reels of 4 across. End with 4s+1s facing each other, nearer hands joined with partner, (4s face down, 1s face up)
17-24 4s+1s set and link and dance circle 4H round to left
25-32 2s+4s also 1s+3s dance Poussette. 24(1)(3)

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


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