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CIRCASSIAN CIRCLE (32 BAR reel and jig)

   A1 Join hands, 4 steps into middle and out. Repeat
   A2 Ladies in 3 steps and clap, fall back
      Men in 3 steps, clap turn to L and go to next woman
   B1 Swing new partner
   B2 Promenade counterclockwise
   ? different dance?
   CIRCASSIAN CIRCLE FORMAT,TWO COUPLES FACING IN A 
     CIRCLE ROUNDROOM.FIRST COUPLE FACING CLOCKWISE 
   RIGHT HAND STAR
   LEFT HAND STAR
   DOS A DOS OPPOSITE,CLAP 2 HANDS,TWO HANDED TURN
   DOS A DOS PARTNER,CLAP 2 HANDS,TWO HANDED TURN
   FIRST COUPLE ARCH, SECONDS GO UNDER ONTO NEW
   COUPLE
   ? and another
   CIRCASSIAN CIRCLE 
   INSIDE HANDS WALTZ FORWARD AND BACK
   RIGHT HAND OPPOSITE,TURN ALL WAY ROUND
   LEFT HAND PARTNER,TURN ALL WAY ROUND
   HALF LADIES CHAIN,KEEP HOLD WITH NEW LADY
   TWO STEPS FORWARD,SLIDE TO RIGHT
   TWO STEPS FORWARD,SLIDE TO LEFT TO FINISH BACK TO
   BACK
   TURN IN TO DO A STAR RIGHT ALL WAY ROUND
   FACE OPPOSITE,DOSEY DOS
   WALTZ ONTO NEXT COUPLE

   Circassian Circle
   Circle mixer. Difficulty: 1
   A1:         Into the middle 4 steps and out 4 steps, twice.
   A2:         Women go into middle, clap, and come back out; 
           men do the same, turning to face partner as they come out.
   B1:         All swing with partner, ending facing round the dance.
   B2:         Promenade 8 steps anticlockwise.
   If you want to make the dance progressive, in B2 
   tell the men to pass on to woman in front at end of promenade.
   Music: 32 bar jigs/reels