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OXO Reel

Author:  John Tether
Formation: Set dance, 6 couples, Longways proper
Difficulty:  1
Style:  English

A1: Lines fwd and back.  Tops galop to bottom.
A2: Lines fwd and back.  New tops (original 2nd couple) galop to bottom.
B1: Top 2 couples circle L; bottom 2 couples circle R; middle 2 right hand star.  OXO !  Then back the other way.
B2: 2nd couple (now at bottom) galop to top; all swing.
The above is the version I have most often encountered.
Original version (by John Tether):
A1: Lines fwd and back.  Forward again, men arch, women duck under.
A2: As A1 but women duck under.
B1: Top 2 couples circle L; bottom 2 couples circle R; middle 2 right hand star.  OXO !  Then back the other way.
B2: Top couple galop to bottom; all swing.

Music:  6 x 32-bar jigs or reels
Thumbnail:  Forward and back and gallop twice.  Make OXO, gallop, swing.