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The Wandering Wallaby

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THE WANDERING WALLABY (J4x32) 4C set Peter Fish RSCDS Book 50

1- 8 All circle 8H round and back
9-16 All dance reel of 4 on own sides
17-24 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s cast behind own lines (4 bars), meet partners and dance up nearer hands joined remaining in middle
25-32 1s nearer hands joined set twice and cast to 4th place while 2s+3s+4s dance promenade dancing up 1 place extra at end. 2341

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


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This dance, The Wandering Wallaby, was devised by Peter Fish (from Waimate Scottish Country Dance Club, formed in 1959) when aged 12, and was included in RSCDS Book 50.
Wandering Wallaby
Wandering Wallaby


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