====== Insurmountable Opportunities ====== Duple minor longways Tune: Morrison’s Jig (Irish traditional) A1 1-2 All set toward your neighbor 3-4 Turn single over right shoulder and take hands four 5-8 Circle left once around A2 1-4 Neighbors gate clockwise once around 1-1/4 until first corners can take left hands in the center 5-8 In the center, left-hand turn 1-1/2, then face partner B1 1-4 Half hey-for-4 across the set (partners pass by the right to begin) 5-8 Partners 2-hand turn 1-1/4 and face in B2 1-2 In a ring-of-4, balance in and out, and… 3-4 Petronella turn: Turning over right shoulder, move into the position of the dancer on your right; immediately face neighbor on the side 5-6 Two changes of rights and lefts, starting with neighbor 7-8 Neighbors right-hand turn halfway; say goodbye, drop hands, and spin over right shoulder to face next neighbor B2 5-8 is like three changes with a bit of extra sauce on the last change. This is an “anglicized” variation of my contra dance, Bingham’s Pie. David Smukler