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Secrets Of The Fire Swamp

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SECRETS OF THE FIRE SWAMP (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Linda Mae Dennis Princess Bride Collection

1- 4 1s+2s Advance 1 step on Right (Skip-change), set on Left (pas-de-basque), retire 1 step, set on Left foot while 3s cross RH and cast up 2 places
5- 8 2s followed by 1s lead down the middle for 2 bars, up for 2 bars to finish facing partners with both hands joined while 3s cross RH at top and cast down 2 places
9-16 1s+2s dance Poussette. On bar 7 couples ½ turn again and retire to opposite sides
17-24 2s dance ½ Fig of 8 down round 1s, 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 down round 3s
25-32 All dance mirror reels of 3 on own sides (1s dance in and up to begin)

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


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This dance was devised By Linda Mae Dennis and Published In The Princess Bride Collection Of Scottish Country Dances.
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