Dance: New Year's Challenge

32-bar Jig
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:
Rik de Vroome (2006)
Formations:
Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
Reel of four - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R4;)
Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Published in:
Dances for Friends Five [10] *
Recommended Music:
Slightly Inebriated (Rik de Vroome)

Crib

1-321C+3C set | Petronella in tandem finishing BtoB in middle facing side couples ; All set | In each small square all Petronella Turn 1 place cclw, to form lines across (M at the ends) all facing P
9– Parallel ½ Reels 4 ; All set to P | In each square all Petronella Turn 1 place cclw, 1C+3C in middle face 4C+2C (M on the R) who are opposite their starting positions
17-24The middle men (1M+3M) change places diagonally RH with the end women (2W+4W) | | Middle women (1W+3W) repeat LH with end men (2M+4M) ; 2C+4C RHA ¾, dancing out into a square set, all C facing P (4,1,2,3)
25-32½ Grand Chain ; all turn P RH (2,3,4,1)
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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