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ID:778
Title:The Cumberland Reel
Formation: 4C or 5C LW
Summary:RH star, LH star
Lead down, turn and lead back
Single cast
Arch and dive through
Double cast
CDs:Community Dances Manual 1 by Blue Mountain Band LP
Country Dance Favourites 1 & 2 by All Hands Around
English Folk Dancing in the Primary School by Greensleeves CDB LP
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Sources:Community Dance Manuals
Folk Dancing in the Primary School
The Barn Dance Book
Oak Tree, The
Longman & Broderip 1790
Otsego MS 1808
American-English CD Compendium 1730-1825
Social Dances Collected in the Southern Counties

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