This is dance #15062 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Mirror Match

by Luke Donforth

Permission: full

FormationBase: Longways for 5 couples
FormationDetail: Proper
Progression: 23451
PhraseStructure: unphrased

Figures:

A1

(8) Ones lead down to bottom

(8) [Man one and one of the fives] Do-si-do // Allemande // Swing (five's choice)

(8) [Man one and one of the fours] Do-si-do // Allemande // Swing (four's choice)

(8) [Man one and one of the threes] Do-si-do // Allemande // Swing (three's choice)

(8) [Man one and one of the twos] Do-si-do // Allemande // Swing (two's choice)

A2

(8) In long lines, go forward and back

(8) [Twos, threes, fours, fives] Partner do-si-do

B1

(8) [Woman one and the other of the fives] Same figure as in A1

(8) [Woman one and the other of the fours] Same figure as in A1

(8) [Woman one and the other of the threes] Same figure as in A1

(8) [Woman one and the other of the twos] Same figure as in A1

B2

(8) Ones lead down center to bottom (if W1 executed B1 correctly) // Ones go down outside to bottom (if W1 did not execute B1 correctly)

(8) Partner allemande right

(8) Partner allemande left

Calling Notes:

Unphrased. Either person can just as well do the A1, which means the other person will do the B1.

This database's notation system breaks down trying to notate this dance.
Here's the original reference:

"Head couple goes down the hall
One of the head couple comes back up the hall, interacting with three
people on the way (DSD, allemande, swing, etc). Head person picks the
people, they pick the move

Long lines, forward and back
Partner Do-si-do

Other head person comes up the hall, and has to interact with the partner
of the ones their partner picked, and do the same move.
IF the set agrees that the head couple matched, they can walk down the
middle,
ELSE the set takes hands with partner, and the head couple separates and
goes down outside

(optional:
Allemande your partner
Other hand Allemande your partner)"
Appearances: SharedWeight