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Witch's Reel
Author: Tony SlingerFormation: Set dance, 4 couples, Longways proper
Difficulty: 1
Style: English
| A1: | 1s galop down (8 steps) and back. |
| A2: | 1s cast out and all follow; 1s arch at bottom and all through arch. |
| B1: | Join hands along lines and old 1s (now at bottom) join hands across the set to make horseshoe. New top W starts thread the needle under arch made by 2 men at top. (NB at end both arching men can turn in and go under their own arms). |
| B2: | New top man starts thread the needle under Ws arch. Men need to be snappy to get the set reformed in time. |
An energetic set can thread the needle twice - the eye runs round one way while the thread runs round the other way through the eye.
Music: 32-bar reels/jigs
Thumbnail: Down and back, cast, thread needle.