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Challenging but satisfying The trick is partly to remember that bottom couple always faces out at the end of each figure. The MuWi figure (or cascade as I am going to continue calling it) is an exceptionally efficient way to get the 1s progressed and the corners diagonally opposite – Drewry seems to have loved it, and this might be his best use of it.

One of our early strathspey was this dance and the group loves it. It is great for beginners but it has so many technical elements, you will love it.

Just danced this (again) at the Berkeley Youth Experienced Class. Wow. That is a fun dance. Love the initial chase and turn into the chase half way figure.

Pretty hard to get right - especially as it’s not often done.

Great to do if you have 6 couples left at the end of an evening. You need to plan carefully if you want to dance to your favourite tune.

The specific Flirtation Hornpipe to which this dance has always been danced in New Zealand (and elsewhere) is called the Merry Go Round.

Who doesn’t love highcutting whole turning the wrong way round as 2nd and 3rd couple in the meanwhile figure.

If you like pas-de-basque this is for YOU! Kind of fun, some weirdly slow bits, like the transition into the square set. But could be good if you mix in some highland setting steps.

Just danced this at Friday class. Love those clover leaf reels. Lots of twirly loopy fun!

Never danced it, but the videos make it look like FUN.

Good warm-up dance

I think it should be noted, with this video, that the 3rd couple do not do cross-over reels as the crib describes,