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 +====== PETER'​S MAZE ======
 + Dance and Music by Colin Hume\\
 + 4 couples Square.\\
 +Tune: PETER'​S MAZE
 +<​code>​
 +Al  First couple promenade round the outside of the maze, while sides go forward and back.
 +    Side ladies chain across.
 +    ​
 +A2  First couple in through the door and circle four (with the threes) half-way. Threes arch, 
 +    ones dive through, separate, go around one person to the middle of lines of three while 
 +    threes California twirl.
 +    ​
 +Bl  Forward six and back. Those who can, ladies chain across (first man, fourth lady and fourth
 +    man, first lady).
  
 +B2  Threes lead across, separate, go around one person to lines of four. Forward eight and back.
 +Cl  Circle eight half-way. Ones promenade (about half-way) until opposite their home position,
 +    while the other six continue to circle to the left (about half-way) .
 +C2  Ones swing, the others finish with a line of three men facing their partners and form a 
 +    tunnel, effectively in a longways set with the ones at the bottom. ​
 +    Ones lead up the tunnel (home), followed by fours, threes, twos.
 +    ​
 +Dl: Promenade round to the left (out of the maze) until all are home.
 +D2: Join hands, go in to the middle and back. All swing partners.</​code>​
 +
 +The dance is repeated with each couple in turn leading the figure. When the twos lead, the tunnel will have the men facing the caller, etc.\\
 +This dance was written for Peter Mayes in appreciation of his work as
 +Director of the Eastbourne Folk Festival for ten years, and was first danced at Eastbourne in 1985.
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