This is dance #10818 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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The Wagon Reel

by Chris Page

Permission: full

FormationBase: Triple Minor
FormationDetail: Ones improper, twos and threes becket
Progression: Double. Twos and threes swap sides

Figures:

A1

(4) [Twos and threes] Balance ring

(4) [Twos and threes] Men trade by right

(8) [Ones and twos] Neighbor swing

A2

(8) In lines of three, go forward and back

(8) In lines of three, wagon wheel clockwise 3/4 (ones link elbows with neighbors; ones take two hands with partner)

B1

(8) Partner right shoulder round

(8) Partner swing

B2

(4) In a line of six, go down the hall (M3-W3-M1-W1-M2-W2)

(4) Ends turn as couples || Centers turn alone

(4) In a line of six, go up the hall (W3-M3-M1-W1-W2-M2)

(4) In lines of three, bend the line

Calling Notes:

Wagon wheel: Ones link elbows with neighbors at sides, then ones take two hands with each other.

Triple minor. Ones improper. Twos and threes becket: Twos make themselves improper, then twos and threes circle left 1/4.
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