FIGURE 1: REELS
(112 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Lower
Promenade hold - Lead around + Ladies turn under Gent's right arm
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8 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner: Pass Partner (right shoulder to right)
dancing a full turn to face Partner [4 bars] + Swing (waltz
hold) [4 bars]
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Crossovers:
Top Ladies pass right shoulder to right followed by Gents passing
left shoulders + Turn in towards Partner + Repeat back to place
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain: Right hands in the centre + Left elbow turn with Opposite
Gent + Right hands in centre on the way back + Return and face
Partner
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner [8 bars] + Crossovers [8 bars]
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16 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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Crossovers
+ Ladies chain + Dance Around and Swing Partner + Crossovers
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32 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner + House the set
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16 bars
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FIGURE 2: JIGS (104
BARS)
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All
Couples
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Lead
around + Turn Lady under + Dance Around and Swing Partner
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16 bars
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Top
Couples
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Right
hand in right - Advance and retire once + Dance the Lady over
crossing on the right with the Lady turning twice under the Gent's
arm + Repeat back to place
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16 bars
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Side
Couples
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Advance,
retire and crossover + Repeat back to place
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16 bars
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Top
Couples
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Advance,
retire and crossover + Repeat back to place
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16 bars
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Side
Couples
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Advance,
retire and crossover + Repeat back to place
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16 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner + House the set
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16 bars
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FIGURE 3: REELS
(176 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Lead
around + Turn Lady under + Dance Around and Swing Partner
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16 bars
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1st
Top Gent + 2nd Top Lady
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Dance
Around around each other in the centre [4 bars] + Swing [4 bars]
and finish still in the centre of the set facing their own position
with the person they were swinging with still in front of them
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Dancing
Couple keep hold of nearer hands (Lady's right / Gent's left) -
continue turning out of the swing position in a clockwise direction
to near their own position + Turn to face Partner [2 bars]
+ Take nearer hand with Partner - Lead around the inside of the set
halfway anticlockwise led by the Lady who was not swinging in the
middle [6 bars]
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8 bars
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1st
Top Gent + 2nd Top Lady
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Advance
and retire twice, then bow
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Waltz
hold - Advance and retire to the right (lining up with the other
Couple in the centre of the set) + House to original place
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8 bars
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2nd
Top Gent + 1st Top Lady
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Dance
Around + Swing
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Dancing
pair dance out to pick up Partner + Lead around inside halfway
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8 bars
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2nd
Top Gent + 1st Top Lady
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Advance
and retire twice, then bow
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Waltz
hold - Advance and retire (to the right) + House to home
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8 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner
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8 bars
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1st
Side Gent + 2nd Side Lady
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Dance
Around + Swing
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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Dancing
pair dance out to pick up Partner + Lead around inside halfway
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8 bars
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1st
Side Gent + 2nd Side Lady
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Advance
and retire twice, then bow
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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Waltz
hold - Advance and retire (to the right) + House to home
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8 bars
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2nd
Side Gent + 1st Side Lady
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Dance
Around + Swing
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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Dancing
pair dance out to pick up Partner + Lead around inside halfway
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8 bars
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2nd
Side Gent + 1st Side Lady
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Advance
and retire twice, then bow
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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Waltz
hold - Advance and retire (to the right) + House to home
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8 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner + House the set
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16 bars
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FIGURE 4: JIGS (240
BARS)
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All
Couples
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Lead
around + Turn Lady under + Dance Around and Swing Partner
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16 bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain: Right hands in the centre + Left elbow turn with Opposite
Gent + Right hands in centre on the way back + Return and face
Partner
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner
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8 bars
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1st
Top Couple
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House
across to leave 1st Top Lady on left side of 2nd Top Gent who takes
Top Ladies' outside hands
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Line
of three advances as 1st Top Gent retires to place [2 bars]
+ Line of three retire, re-advance [4 bars] + Ladies turn
in to finish beside 1st Top Gent (1st Top Lady clockwise / 2nd Top
Lady anticlockwise) [2 bars]
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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New
Line of three - Advance as 2nd Top Gent retires + Line of three -
Retire and re-advance + Ladies turn in (1st Top Lady anticlockwise /
2nd Top Lady clockwise) as 2nd Gent advances to form a basket in the
centre
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Basket
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain + Dance Around and Swing Partner + 2nd Top Couple house and
drop the Lady + Line of three - Advance, retire, advance and turn
the Ladies + New line of three - Advance, retire, advance and turn
Ladies to form a basket + Basket
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48 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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Ladies
chain + Dance Around and Swing Partner + 1st Side Couple house and
drop the Lady + Line of three - Advance, retire, advance and turn
the Ladies + New line of three - Advance, retire, advance and turn
Ladies to form a basket + Basket
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48 bars
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Side
Couples
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Ladies
chain + Dance Around and Swing Partner + 2nd Side Couple house and
drop the Lady + Line of three - Advance, retire, advance and turn
the Ladies + New line of three - Advance, retire, advance and turn
Ladies to form a basket + Basket
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48 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner + House the set
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16 bars
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FIGURE 5: REELS
(208 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Lead
around + Turn Lady under + Dance Around and Swing Partner
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16 bars
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Top
Couples
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Waltz
hold - Advance and retire [4 bars] + House at home [4 bars]
+ Advance and retire + House half way
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16 bars
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Top
Couples
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Advance,
retire, house in place + Advance, retire, house to home
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16 bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain + Dance Around and swing Partner
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16 bars
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Top
Couples
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Advance,
retire, house in place + Advance, retire, house halfway + Repeat to
home
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32 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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Advance,
retire, house in place + Advance, retire, house halfway + Repeat to
home
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32 bars
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Side
Couples
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Ladies
chain + Dance Around and swing Partner
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16 bars
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Side
Couples
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Advance,
retire, house in place + Advance, retire, house halfway + Repeat to
home
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32 bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
Around and Swing Partner + House the set
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16 bars
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FIGURE 6: POLKAS
(208 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice + Waltz hold - Swing Partner
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16 bars
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All
Couples
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Polka
body: Dance in and back [2 bars] + Turn clockwise on to
next place [2 bars] + Repeat 3 more times back to home
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16 bars
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All
Couples
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House
around + Circle - Advance and retire twice
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16 bars
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All
with Corner
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Waltz
hold - Swing your Corner (Ladies moving on to next Gent)
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8 bars
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New
Couples
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Polka
body + House around
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24 bars
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Repeat
x 3
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3x40 bars
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice + Swing your Corner [16 bars]
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All
Couples
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Polka
body + House around [24 bars]
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Last
time through Swing, Polka body and House with original Partner
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NOTES
Figure 6:
In her book The Walking Polka Eileen O'Doherty describes the
original version of Figure 6 to correct a couple of errors that have crept
into the modern version:
Lead
around / Dance around and swing / Polka body / House / Circle:
Advance, retire, advance and Ladies move on to the next Gent on
the right / Dance around and swing / Polka body / House / Repeat
until back to Partner [Circle / Dance Around and swing / Polka
Body / House ].
Dance Around:
Advance and dance around the other person keeping eye contact. In this
dance this is a 4 bar movement, usually Advance-2-3 Advance-2-3
Turn-2-3 Turn-2-3, and then this is followed by a swing.
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