This is dance #15607 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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The Briar Patch

by Don Lennartson

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(4) Women allemande right 1/2

(4) Women go clockwise 3/4 around neighbor

(8) Hands-across star right 1

A2

(4) Men allemande right 1/2

(4) Men go clockwise 3/4 around partner

(8) Hands-across star right 1

B1

(8) N0 neighbor allemande left 1

(8) N1 neighbor swing

B2

(8) In long lines, go forward and back

(8) Ones swing

Calling Notes:

Written 2/95
A1 and A2 finish where they start.

Coming out of A1 star, women turn single.
On his card, in the A1, Don Lennartson says, "(at beat 5, M forward, take RH, & back to place)"
My best guess is that when women go behind the men in the A1, the men go forward and take right hands to start forming the star, and to make it easier for the women to get around in time.
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