1651Circle
Ed. 1-8 Round – 4 Couples
G Major 3 x AABB
I.
A1 1-4: All take hands and Double forward into the circle and back.
A1 5-6: Set to your Partner.
A1 7-8: Set to your Corner.
A2 1-8: Repeat.
B1 1-2: Arm Right with your Partner.
B1 3-8: Men take left hands across and circle Right while the Women circle Left around the outside.
B2 1-2: Arm Left with your Partner.
B2 3-8: Women take right hands across and circle Left while the Men circle Right around the outside.
II.
A1 1-4: Side Right with your Partner.
A1 5-8: Side Left with your Partner, but continue past to change places with them.
A2 1-4: Side Right with the person you are facing.
A2 5-8: Side Left, continuing past to change places.
B1 1-2: 1st Man and 3rd Woman (next to each other) take hands and go into the center a Double, the 1st Woman and 3rd Man doing the same.
B1 3-4: Turn, switching hands, and go back out a Double, raising your hands to make an arch.
B1 5-8: The 2nd and 4th Couples cast off, meet your original Partners, and go under the arches, dropping hands and falling back to original positions.
B2 1-8: 2nd and 4th Couples do the same, while the 1st and 3rd Couples cast off and go under the arches.
III.
A1 1-4: Arm Right with your Opposite (currently next to you).
A1 5-8: Arm Left, but continue past to change places with them.
A2 1-4: Arm Right with the person you are facing.
A2 5-8: Arm Left, continuing past to change places, ending with your original Partner.
B1 1-4: 2nd and 4th Couples take hands with your Corners to form lines of four. Fall back a Double and go forward a Double.
B1 5-6: All Turn Single.
B1 7-8: Then change places with the person across from you.
B2 1-8: 1st and 3rd Couples do the same, everyone ending in their original positions.
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