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Bicentennial Reel

by Ted Sannella

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(8) Star right 1

(8) Women do-si-do

A2

(8) Circle left 1

(8) Partner swing (in center)

B1

(4) Partner lead down

(4) Partner turn as couples

(4) Partner lead up

(4) Ones cast down || Twos lead up; turn as couples

B2

(4) Circle left 1/2

(4) Pass through along (NR)

(8) N2 neighbor do-si-do

Appearances: Balance and Swing, p 76
Zesty Contras, p 346
website Krackau
website Stewart
American Square Dance, vol 1977, no Sep, p 47
Sets in Order, vol 1977, no 10, p 35
Sets in Order, vol 1979, no 7, p 30 (With pictures) ("Bicentennial Reel Contra")
2007 RPDLW syllabus, p 30
Oglebay Institute Syllabus, vol 1981, no Spring, p 3