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128-bar Reel
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Set shape: Other
| Set of 4 (or any even number of) lines of W+M+W facing in pairs, sideways to the public, “top” & “up” being to that W side where the public is.. All start together. | |
| The W to the left (right) of each M at the start are called Wl (left) and Wr (right). | |
| 1-8 | Circle6 and back |
| 9-16 | All Wl advance diagonally and retire while all (M+Wr) Promenade half round cclw and drop woman in diagonally opposite place ; 1M+2M turn 1¼ LH |
| 17-24 | All Wr advance diagonally and retire while all (M+Wl) Promenade half round cclw and drop woman in diagonally opposite place ; 1M+2M turn LH to finish between their W, all facing other trio |
| 25-32 | All pass RSh through facing trio, set swiveling ½ R on second PdB ; pass back RSh, set to face new trio (the new end trios swivel R ½) |
| 33-64 | The two middle trios repeat 32 bars (Wl and Wr dance from exchanged positions). End trios stand. |
| 65-96 | All trios repeat 32 bars, at the final setting [31-32] all make ¼ turn (to the R or L as may be), the women of each “trio” to face each other, the M to face “up”. |
| 97-104 | All M turn “upper W” RH ; turn “lower W” LH |
| 105-112 | Turn “upper W” RH ; and in promhold dance LSh round “lower W”, finishing to that woman’s right facing “up”, all in a long line across |
| 113-120 | All set 4 times in balance/PdB |
| 121-128 | All W set advancing, set with full right turn ; set advancing, point 4 times while all M set with 16 high-cuts during one full right turn. |
| end: Bow/curtsey, M step forward between W for final bow/curtsey. | |
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