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 +====== Through the Looking Glass ======
  
 +Chris Sackett and Brooke Friendly 2006\\
 +Square for Four Couples\\
 +Tune: Through the Looking Glass
 +<​code>​
 +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</​code>​
 +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.
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