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Ed. 3-18 Longways – 4 Couples
G Minor 4 x AABB
I.
A1 1-4: All lead up Double forward and back.
A2 1-4: Repeat.
B1 1-4: Set to your Partner and fall back.
B2 1-4: Repeat.
II.
A1 1-4: 1st and Last Couples cast off into the middle, while the 2nd Couple slips up and the 3rd Couple slips down.
A2 1-4: 2nd and 3rd Couples cast off while the 1st and last Couples slip to the ends and back again into their own places.
B1 1-2: 1st Couple take hands between the 2nd Couple all abreast and lead down a Double, the last Couple doing the same with the 3rd Couple leading up.
B1 3-4: All meet and fall back a Double.
B2 1-2: Take both hands with your Neighbor. 1st Couple turn the 2nd Couple up into the 1st place, the last Couple doing the same with the 3rd Couple.
B2 3-4: Then the 2nd and 3rd Couples do the same halfway round back to their places.
III.
A1 1-4: 2nd Couple make an arch, 3rd Couple the same. 1st and last Men go under the arches and take hands facing out, the Women the same.
A2 1-2: Men lead out a Double to the wall while the Women do the same to the other wall and the 2nd Couple leads up and the 3rd Couple leads down a Double.
A2 3-4: All lead back a Double.
B1 1-4: Change places with your Partner and Turn Single.
B2 1-4: 1st and 2nd Couples take hands and go halfway round back to your places. 3rd and 4th Couples the same.
IV.
A1 1-4: 1st and Last Couples meet and change places in the middle, while 2nd Couple slips up and 3rd Couple slips down.
A2 1-4: 2nd Man and Woman cast around the end to change places with each other, the 3rd Couple the same.
B1 1-2: 1st Man and 4th Woman change places.
B1 3-4: 1st Woman and 4th Man change places.
B2 1-4: 1st and 2nd Couples go right and left back to their places, the 3rd and 4th Couples doing the same.
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