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| - | ====== Through the Looking Glass ====== | ||
| - | Chris Sackett and Brooke Friendly 2006\\ | ||
| - | Square for Four Couples\\ | ||
| - | Tune: Through the Looking Glass | ||
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| - | 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 | ||
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| - | 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, | ||
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| - | C 1-2 Partners take R-hands and set toward each other and away | ||
| - | 3-4 1st diagonals progress: | ||
| - | 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 | ||
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| - | 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 | ||
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| - | 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) | ||
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| - | 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 | ||
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| - | Repeat twice more (original direction and then mirror image) until directly across the circle from | ||
| - | where you began, then finish the dance with... | ||
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| - | 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:// | ||
| - | 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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