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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

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