Dance La Baratte your Way Home 17143

1–

1c+3c set | 1W&3W (M following) dance between couple on the R, cast L, and back to places through the middle of the set, passing other couple Lsh

9–

2c+4c repeat (1,2,3,4)

17–

All turn P LH ¾, retain LH, all men join RH | all set ; M RHA 1¼ while{4} L chase ½ cclw round the set

25–

All pass P Rsh (W to next M place, M to next W place) | La Baratte with new partner (M have now moved ½ round clw. W ¾ round cclw)

33–

All pass corner Rsh | La Baratte with next person (W finish in original places, M progressed one place cclw)

Note that for [21–40] M only progress clw, W cclw

1-8

1s+3s set to partners, 1L followed by 1M dances between 4s, behind 4L & back to place while 3L+3M dance similar between 2s, behind 2L & back to place (1s+3s pass LSh in middle)

9-16

2s+4s repeat, 2s dancing between 1s, behind 1L while 4s dance between 3s, behind 3L, all back to places. 2M & 4M face out

17-20

All turn partners 3/4 LH, retain hands as Men join RH. All set

21-24

Men dance RH across 1.1/4 round while Ladies dance 1/2 round set anticlockwise

25-32

All pass partners RSh & dance ‘La Baratte’ (4L+3M, 1L+4M, 2L+1M & 3L+2M) Ladies end in original places, Men one place round anticlockwise

27-28 Man 1/2 turns opposite Lady RH & retains hand but at arm’s length from each other

29-30 Man retraces steps with Lady turning right under Man’s arm briefly into Allemande hold (Man behind Lady facing Lady’s original place) & releasing Lady’s RH she turns under Man’s left arm until almost in original places

31-32 Couple change places LH to opposite places

33-40

All pass dancer in corner RSh & dance ‘La Baratte’ (1L+2M, 2L+3M, 3L+4M, 4L+1M) Ladies end in original places, Men one place round anticlockwise