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MARY STEWART ASHWORTH

1-4	1s set, cross down to 2nd place facing out (2s step up)
5-8	1L cast up round 2M, down the middle & pull back R Sh to face up, while 1M cast down round 3L, up the middle & pull back R Sh to face down, back to back with 1L
9-16	1s dance out through the ends, cast round to the right, dance in through 2nd place and pull back R Sh to face out, back to back in the middle, while 2s & 3s set, advance and retire (6 bars); All take hands and set as in double triangles (2 bars)
17-24	1s dance out through the sides, cast round to the right, dance in through the ends and pull back R Sh to face up and down, back to back in the middle, 1M facing up while 2s & 3s set facing up and down, advance & retire up and down the dance (6 bars); All take hands and set as in double triangles (2 bars)
25-32	1s reel of three on the side, R Sh to 2nd corner (6 bars); 1s cross over RH (2 bars)

Devised by Joyce Cochrane (jcochrane [at] jcochrane.karoo.co.uk) in memory of a fellow branch member who died recently.

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AUCHINDRAIN

A 32-bar Reel for three couples in a four-couple longwise set.

1-4	First couple set, cross down one place. Second couple move up.
5-8	First couple dance down behind third couple and dance up (near hands joined) to finish back to back in the center of the dance facing corners ready for…
9-16	Double Triangles. First couple end back to back in the middle facing corners as before.
17-24	First couple turn first corners with the right hand, pass one another by the right shoulder in the middle; turn second corners with right hands and, passing one another by right shoulders, cross back to own sides and face out in second place. Corners dance for four bars.
25-32	Second, first and third couples dance right shoulder reels of three on the sides. To begin: Second couple dance in and down; first man dances out and up; first woman dances out and down; third couple dance in and up.
	Repeat from second place.

Tune: Auchindrain (© Nigel Gatherer)

Dance devised 28 November 2007and © 2007 by Peter M. Price (peter.price1672 [at] gmail.com). All rights reserved. Permission is granted for verbatim reproduction and non-profit distribution of this leaflet provided that this notice remains intact.

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THE PUMPKING BAKER

32-bar reel for 3 couples in a 4-couple longwise set

1-8	Mirror reels of 3, 1C dancing in and down to begin
9-12	1C mirror turns with 2C 1-1/2 times to change places, women turning LH, men turning RH
13-16	1C mirror turn 3C about 1-3/4 round with the other hand (women RH, men LH) to end back-to-back in the middle ready for
17-24	Double triangles.
25-32	Six hands round and back.

Tune: No specific tune assigned as of yet, but a driving reel is suggested.

Devised by Craig Chamberlain and Lara Friedman-Shedlov (lfriedmanshedlov [at] gmail.com) in December 2007, based on a sequence of formations Craig thought he remembered doing before. We couldn't find a dance that had the sequence, so we made one up. The word "pumpking" originated as a typo for the word pumpkin, but was subsequently given its own definition: "to gorge on deliciousness."

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DE'IL AMANG THE GAYLORS

32-bar Reel for 4 couples in a 6- or 8-couple set

1-8	1C & 2C, and 3C & 4C: Set, RH across halfway, set, LH across halfway
9-12	1C & 4C diagonal rights and lefts halfway
17-24	All: Cross RH with opposite, set to opposite, change places LH with partner, set to partner.
17-32	Eight hands round and back

During the second repetition, 1C and 2C dance with 5C and 6C, while 3C and 4C stand out at the top.

In a six-couple set: during the third repetition 3C and 4C dance with 5C and 6C while 1C and 2C stand out at the bottom, then the pattern repeats three more times.

In an eight couple set, the progression of couples resembles the progression of individuals in a normal 8-person set.

Suitable music: De'il Amang the Tailors

Devised by Mike Briggs (briggslaw [at] yahoo.com), 2007, for Ian and the rest of the Gaylor clan of Madison, Wisconsin

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SEE YOU IN ARRAN

32-bar reel for 3 couples in a 4-couple set

-8	1st + 2nd couples dance Set and Rotate*: Both couples, facing diagonally, set. Turning right about, they chase round clockwise one place to face partners up and down the set. They change places with partner, giving right hands, and continue to chase round clockwise one place further. 1st couple end up in 2nd place own side, facing down
9-16	Reels of three on the sidelines 1st couple giving left shoulders to 3rd couple. At the end dancing couple pass right shoulder to face 1st corners.
17-24	Turn 1st corner right hand and pass partner right to face 3rd corner (= partners 1st corner). Turn 3rd corner left hand, and pass partner left to end up facing 2nd corner. Corners dance 4 bars.
25-32	Turn 2nd corner right hand and pass partner right to face 4th corner (= partners 2nd corner). Turn 4th corners left hand, pass partner left shoulder and dance a loop into 2nd place own sides.
	Repeat from new positions

*NOTE: ”Set and Rotate” normally begins with couples joining nearer hands on the sidelines, but I prefer this variation with couples facing diagonally (not joining hands) as described in “The Westminster Reel”.

Devised by Martina Mueller-Franz (mcmuellerfranz [at] aol.com) . This dance is dedicated to Christine Hastie and Maggie Westley and all the other people, who helped to organise this great weekend. What a good idea to organise a dancing event at the Isle of Arran!

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