====== Through the Looking Glass ====== Chris Sackett and Brooke Friendly 2006\\ Square for Four Couples\\ Tune: Through the Looking Glass A1 1-8 Circle 8-hands to left and back to right Open chain for all: 9-10 1st diagonals L-hands across halfway while 2nd diagonals turn single right 11-12 R hand turn with the one you meet 13-14 1st diagonals L-hands across halfway(home) while 2nd diagonals turn single right 15-16 Partners R-hand turn to end with 1st diagonals facing in, 2nd diagonals facing out B I-16 Schichallion reel: 1st diagonals go through center of set to 2nd diagonal position to their right while 2nd diagonals loop over R-shoulder to partner’s place to begin, continue this track until home (1st diagonals facing in; 2nd diagonals facing out) C 1-2 Partners take R-hands and set toward each other and away 3-4 1st diagonals progress: 1st diagonals move to next 1st diagonals place CCW around the set while 2nd diagonals turn single over L-shoulder (outside shoulder) 5-8 New partners L-hand turn once round 9-12 Four changes of a grand chain halfway round, begin with L-hand to new partner 13-16 L-shoulder gypsy with this new partner Repeat with this new partner but doing the mirror image: A 1-8 Circle 8-hands to right and back to left Open chain for all: 9-10 2" diagonals R-hand star halfway while 1st diagonals cast left 11-12 L-hand turn with the one you meet 13-14 2nd diagonals R-hand star halfway while 1st diagonals cast left : 15-16 Partners L-hand turn to end with 2nd diagonals facing in, 1st diagonals facing out B I-16 Schichallion reel: 2nd diagonals go through center of set to 1st diagonal to their left while 1st loop over L-shoulder to partner’s place to begin, continue this track until home (2nd diagonals facing in; 1st diagonals facing out) C 1-2 Partners take L-hands and set away from each other and toward each other 3-4 2nd diagonals progress: 2md diagonals move to next 2nd diagonals place CW around the set while 1st diagonals turn single over R-shoulder (outside shoulder) 5-8 New partners R-hand turn once round 9-12 Four changes of a grand chain halfway round, begin with R-hand to new partner 13-16 R-shoulder gypsy with this new partner Repeat twice more (original direction and then mirror image) until directly across the circle from where you began, then finish the dance with... A I-16 Circle 8-hands to left and back to right; Circle 8-hands to right and back to left Music: Downstream by Shira Kammen, 2002\\ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8MYz5tsNc\\ Teaching Point: See diagrams of the Schichallion reel and the progression on page 57.\\ This dance is not for the faint-hearted.