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Two Wise Old Owls - Female

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TWO WISE OLD OWLS - FEMALE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Rudolf Spägele, 2015

1- 8 1s cross RH, cast (2s step up); 2s+1s+3s ½ turn RH, pull back RSh and dance out to opposite sides. (2)1(3)
9-16 2s+1s+3s set and rotate for 3 couples:
 9-12 All set and rotate singly and chase clockwise to form lines of 3 across facing partners
 13-16 All change places with partner and chase clockwise. (3)1(2)
17-24 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 (1M up round 3s, 1L down round 2s); 3s+1s+2s ½ turn partner RH, pull back RSh and dance out to own sides. 312
25-32 All set, cross RH and chase clockwise ½ round to own sides. 213

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


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