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The Trail Of The Swan

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THE TRAIL OF THE SWAN (S8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry Brodie Book

1- 8 1s+2s set, 1s cross down to 2nd place while 2s cast up, 1s turn 2nd corners LH, pass by right and turn right about (touching LH)
9-16 1s dance RH across with sides (1L with 2M+3M and 1M with 2L+3L), dance pass and turn with 2nd corners, pass by right and turn right about to face opposite sides
17-24 1s dance RH across with ends (1L with 2s and 1M with 3s), pass and turn with 1st corners, pass by right to face down on own sides (1M turns right about)
25-32 1s dance down between 3s, divide and cast up, dance up between 2s and cast to 2nd places

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


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