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The Scotch Tangle

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The Scotch Tangle (R4x32) 4C (4C set) 32 Bar Jig For 4 Couples In A 4 Couple Set, Devised By Marilyn Watson 1997, Published In Stepping Out Part 1.

1- 8 All advance and retire
  All dance dos-a-dos/back to back with partner
9-16 All dance eight hands round and back finishing on own sidelines
17-24 1st man and 1st lady cast down own sides to 4th place, meet and form an arch
  while 2nd 3rd 4th couples follow by dancing up through 1st place and down own sides and, taking nearer hands with partner, dance under the arch, up the centre of the set, and then out to own sides. 2341
25-32 All turn partners right hand
 All turn partners left hand to finish. 2341

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