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BARE NECESSITIES

3 couples in a triangle (Pat Shaw 1974)

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 W star R once round
 M star L once round
 Grand chain, R to partner, 2 steps per hand, ending giving L to partner,
 men turn women under (to her right) ending in ballroom hold facing
 centre (W still on Ms R)
 2 chassez in and face out, keeping hands joined balance away from
 partner and towards partner
 2 chassez out, face in, balance as before.
 hands 6, circle L with 4 waltz steps
 facing partners, all gypsy by R shoulders once round, W keep going
 anticlockwise
 giving L hand to new partner, pass him ready to put R hand in centre for
 star  

(Note different ending in original by Pat Shaw, where the ladies make a much more open gypsy and pass in front of the next man.)

Dance Index

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