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The Leyden Reel

by David Kaynor

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(8) Circle left 1

(8) Circle right 1

A2

(4) Balance ring

(12) Neighbor swing

B1

(6) In a line of four, go down the hall (M1-W2-M2-W1)

(2) Bend the line

(6) Partner lead up (ones follow twos)

(2) Twos arch

B2

(8) Ones cast up [with twos] (twos drop arch as ones go through, turn it into an assisted cast)

(8) Ones swing

Appearances: David Kaynor: Living Music and Dance, p 267