Clare Orange and Green

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Figure 1: Pass through (Reel)

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1 Top Couples
Adv, retire and pass through Tops advance and retire once, with crossed hand hold. Pass thru right shoulder to right; change over left to left, gents inside.
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2 Adv, retire and pass back Tops advance and retire again. Pass thru right shoulder to right; change over left to left, gents inside. 8
3 Ladies chain Lady turns under opposite gent's arm & he follows her around. 8
4 Everyone
Contrary 1st tops & 1st sides holding hands in a circle, dance CW (4b), then top gent raises left arm & his lady goes under arch to home (4b). These couples house around each other (8b). 2nd tops & sides do same, 2nd top gent raising his left arm.
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5 Top Couples
Dance 1 to 4
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6 Side Couples
Dance 1 to 4 In the contrary, 1st sides dance w/2nd tops and 2nd sides w/1st tops. Side gents make the arch.
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7 Repeat 1 to 4 40

Figure 2: Back to Back (Jig)

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1 Everyone
Back to back and face your partner Partners dance counter-clockwise around each other twice, turning clockwise
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2 Swing In waltz hold. 8
3 1st Tops
Show the lady House inside leaving the lady on the left of opposite gent.
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4 2nd Tops
Swing in three 2nd tops swing in three with the top lady while the top gent dances back to place, turning 4x clockwise.
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5 Top Couples
Honor the line

Top gent advances and bows to the opposite lady, retires, advances and bows to his own partner, stays on the opposite site and forms up for a swing in four.

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6 Swing in four Swing in four or little Christmas. 8
7 Everyone
Contrary and house
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8 2nd Tops
Dance 1 to 7
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9 1st Sides
Dance 1 to 7
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10 2nd Sides
Dance 1 to 7
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Figure 3: The Knot (Reel)

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1 Top Couples
Pass through and change over Tops cross right shoulder to right with opposite couple, pass left shoulders with their partner to change places, cross back and change over.
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2 Ladies Chain 8
3 Pass through and face out As in 1 but at the end the gents face out, forming two circles with the sides as in the contrary. 8
4 The knot Each circle dance clockwise for 4 bars, gents bring right arms over on the last 4 bars 8
5 Dance in place While still in the circle formation dance the battering step in place. 8
6 Contrary and house 16
7 Side Couples
Dance 1 to 6 Repeat with sides leading, contrary with the other couple.
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Figure 4: Ladies Wheel (Polka)

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1 Everyone
Lead around, turn the ladies and swing

Lead around with crossed hands, turn the ladies and swing.

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2 Ladies wheel

All ladies take right hands in center and wheel clockwise while gents dance around the outside counter-clockwise (4b).  All turn and dance back.  Partners take right hands on the last 2 bars and turn so gents take left hands in center.  Ladies face clockwise around the set.

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3 Gents wheel

All dance sideways in (2b) and out (2b) 4 times, gents facing counter-clockwise, ladies clockwise.

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4 Wheel around

All lead around counter-clockwise turning the ladies once to each position

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5 Contrary and house

Top couples turning left

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6 Repeat 1 to 5

Sides lead, dancing contrary with other couples

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Figure 5: The Gallop (Jig)

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1 Everyone
House

In waltz hold

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2 Swing 8
3 Gallop

Top couples lead first followed by sides, tops gallop back to place, side back

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4 Double ladies chain

Top ladies crossing first each time, ladies chain turn under opposite gent, right hands in the center again and back to place

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5 Gallop

Top couples lead first followed by sides, tops gallop back to place, side back

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6 Double ladies chain

Top ladies crossing first each time, ladies chain turn under opposite gent, right hands in the center again and back to place

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7 Contrary and house 16
8 Repeat 1 to 7

Side couples lead the gallop and chain

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9 House 8

Figure 6: Change Partners (Reel)

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1 Everyone
Advance and retire twice in a circle
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2 Swing 8
3 Gents dance around

In waltz hold all couples dance in and back twice (4b) then gents dance outside to the position on the right, turning clockwise twice while the ladies dance to the center and back turning clockwise once (4b)

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4 Repeat to home

Repeat movement 3 three times until gents are back home

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5 Swing 8
6 Ladies dance around

In waltz hold all couples dance in and back twice (4b) then ladies dance outside to the position on the left, turning counter-clockwise twice while the gents dance to the center and back turning clockwise once (4b)

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7 Repeat to home

Repeat movement 3 three times until ladies are back home

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8 Swing 8
9 Advance and retire twice in a circle 8
10 House 8
Added on 2011-08-20 19:30:59.
Modified on 2016-07-27 21:05:55.
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