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ID:3962
Title:Virginia Reel
Formation: 4C LW
Summary:Lines forward and back
RH turn and LH turn
Two hand turn
Partners back to back
Galop down and back
Strip the willow
Galop up
Single cast
Arch and dive through
CDs:Callers' Choice by Ranchers LP
Young Widow by Playford Consort
Community Dances Manual 1 by Blue Mountain Band LP
The Civil War Ballroom by Spare Parts
Traditional British Dance Music by Pandemonium
Doon the Brae by The Assembly Players
Welcome to the Dance
Dance in Time by Mosaic and John Stokes
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Sources:Community Dance Manuals
Swing Partners
Contra Dance Book
Country Dance Book (Tolman and Ralph Page)
Caller/Teacher Manual for Contras
Dance a While
Country Dances of Colonial America
Website: http://www.quiteapair.us/ca...

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