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ID:376
Title:The Bonny Cuckoo
Formation: 4C LW
Summary:Lead down between & cast back
Square hey, 2 changes
Repeat down/up
Circle left
Balance
Change places with in/out chassé
Circle R
Two hand turn
Composer:Carolan
Music:Sheebeg and Sheemore
CDs:Playford from the New World by Assembly Players
Live music from Halsway Manor by Halsway Millennium Players
More Favorites of the Boston Centre by Bare Necessities
New Dances from the Old Dominion by unspecified musicians
Author:Gail Ticknor
Sources:Gail's Maggots
Blind Harper Dances, The
New Century Collection, The
Country Dance Club Book
Barnes Book of ECD Tunes (Vol. 1)
Website: http://dancevideos.childgro...

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