This is dance #8221 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Crossroads

by Keith Wood

Permission: full

FormationBase: Set dance for 5 people
FormationDetail: Plus sign
Progression: 45231

Figures:

A1

(8) Person one and person two do-si-do || Person three and person four do-si-do

(8) Person one and person two swing cross-armed; return to place || Person three and person four swing cross-armed; return to place

A2

(16) [Persons two, four, and five] Hey for three across (person four and person five pass R to begin) || Person one and person three orbit counterclockwise 1

B1

(16) [Persons one, three, and five] Hey for three along (person one and person five pass R to begin) || Person two and person four orbit clockwise 1

B2

(8) Person one and person five two-hand turn 1 & 1/2

(4) [Outer four] Balance ring

(4) [Outer four] Petronella turn

Calling Notes:

Five people making a plus sign. One through four on corners, as per square. Person five in middle. (Note the above numbering system is different from Keith's, with twos and fours swapped)
Appearances: website Wood
Down Under Contra, p 14