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Caravan Crossing

Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett 2004
Square for Four couples
Tune: Caravan Crossing

Part I
A1 1 1st diagonals advance
   2 1st diagonals retire while 2nd diagonals advance
  3-4 2nd diagonals retire while 1st diagonals all spiral halfway CW into center and fall
      back into diagonal’s place 'clumps’
A2 1-4 Repeat with 2nd diagonals beginning and and changing
BI 1-2 Partners gypsy R-shoulder once round into... 
   3-4 1* diagonals L-hands across halfway round to end home
B2 1-2 Gypsy L-shoulder with the one you meet (original opposite)
   3-4 pie diagonals R-hands across halfway round to end home

Part II
AA As in part I
Bl 1-2 Partners by R-shoulder once round 
   3-4 2nd diagonals orbit the set CW halfway, round to end home (skipping)
B2 1-2 Gypsy L-shoulder with the one you meet (original opposite)
   3-4 1st diagonals orbit the set CCW halfway to end home (skipping)

Part III
AA As in part I
Bl 1-2 Partners gypsy R-shoulder once round
   3-4 1st diagonals weave the set to home: to inside of partner and out around the next
B2 1-2 Gypsy L-shoulder with the one you meet (original opposite)
   3-4 2nd diagonals weave the set to home: to inside of this person (original opposite)
       and out around the next

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEPHky5P7Fw
Music: Port Luascaigh Gan Ainm, a traditional Irish slip jig

ins_caravan_crossing.txt · Last modified: 2025/03/14 16:05 by mar4uscha