This is dance #20426 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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The Bells of Brunswick

by Andrew Swaine

Permission: full

Based on: "Warp and Weft" by Rick Mohr

FormationBase: Grid Square
Progression: Single
PhraseStructure: 8*8*2

Figures:

A1

(4) Heads lead right; face nearest side couple

(4) [Groups of four] Circle left 1/2; head men let go of left hand; form lines at sides

(8) In lines at sides, go forward and back
A2

(4) Pass through (OR)

(4) Pass through (O2R); face next (square #2)

(8) [Groups of four] Star right 1 [with square #2]
B1

(8) [Center four] Star left 1 [with square #2]

(8) Partner swing
B2

(16) Partner promenade counterclockwise 7/8 [with square #2]; form square
2A1

(4) Sides lead right; face nearest head couple

(4) [Groups of four] Circle left 1/2; side men let go of left hand; form lines at heads

(8) In lines at heads, go forward and back
2A2

(4) Pass through (OR)

(4) Pass through (O2R); face next (square #3)

(8) [Groups of four] Star right 1 [with square #3]
2B1

(8) [Center four] Star left 1 [with square #3]

(8) Partner swing
2B2

(16) Partner promenade counterclockwise 7/8 [with square #3]; form square

Calling Notes:

In the star right; you're with your partner. In the star left, you aren't.

In the A2, couples around the outside that can't pass through should California twirl.
Appearances: website Swaine