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Baker's Wife

 Circle of 7-9 couples. Best with 8. 
A1  

Long-arm Spin

 Couple with backs to and nearest the band are couple 1, then number anti-clockwise.
Couples 1 and 5 Long-arm spin.
A2 Strip-the-Willow and Spin Lady 1 and man 1 strip-the-willow anti-clockwise, left arm to the outer circle, right arm to couple 5 (the pins).
B1 Right Arm Turn Both couples turn their partners by the right arm.
B2  

New Couples Long-arm Spin

 The new couples are the next anti-clockwise, 2 and 6, and then 3 and 7 etc.
New couples start spinning for 8 bars. The old couples stop spinning after 4 bars, and the dance continues with the strip-the-willow.
This is repeated for a complete rotation and then the couples take reverse roles with the 5's stripping the circle while the 1's are the pins.
- 9/8 Jigs Don't try calling this dance after the first time though. Walk through once and recap with one talk though.
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Barley Reel

 Longways sets of 4 couples. 
A1 Advance and Retire
Men Arch, Ladies Through		 Lines of 4 join hands and advance and retire.
Men form arches, ladies pass through, all turn to face in on the opposite side.
A2 Advance and Retire
Ladies Arch, Men Through		 Lines of 4 join hands and advance and retire.
Ladies form arches, men pass through, all turn to face in, back on the original sides.
B1 Strip the Willow  Top couple strip-the-willow down the set. 12 bars
B2
Form Arch
Cast Off		 Continue strip-the-willow.
Top couple form an arch at the bottom of the set.
The new top couple casts off.
C Lead Through
Short Spin		 New top couple leads though the arch and back to the top.
Everyone short spin.
- 40 bar Reels AABBC or AABBB Enjoyable simple dance.
1

Barn Dance

 Couples in a circle or horseshoe around the room
1

2

 Walk forward
Point
Walk forward		 Couples in a promenade hold, man slightly behind lady, right hand in right, left in left in a vee formation at shoulder height. Man starts with left foot, lady with right, take 3 steps forward.
On 4th beat of bar, raise inside feet and point toes.
Starting with inside, pointed feet take 3 more steps forward.
Raise and point outside feet on 4th beat.
3

4

 Walk forward
Point
Walk forward		 Repeat the above.
5

8

 Waltz Ballroom hold, dance circular waltz turns, fitting this to the 4/4 timing of the tunes.
- 4/4 tunes at 34 bars/minute Standard dance known by all in country areas.
1

Big Circle Dance

 Big circle, all facing inwards, alternate man, lady around the room.
A1 All Advance and Retire
Again		 Whole circle hands joined takes 4 bouncy steps towards centre of circle and 4 steps backwards.
Repeat
A2 Ladies Advance and Retire
Men Advance and Retire		 Ladies only in and out, men clap
Men only in and out, ladies clap, men return to a new partner, the lady who was on their left.
B1 Spin New Partner All  Short Arm spin
B2 Promenade

Reform circle

 Promenade hold, man slightly behind lady, men's right arm behind lady's back, hands joined at shoulder height, ladies left in front of man, right hand to right, left to left
Promenade for count of 12 then reform circle. Ladies finishing on man's right, having progressed one place.
- 32 bar tunes AABB This is the 2nd part of the Circassian Circle
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Blaydon Races

 A large circle alternate man, lady hands joined.
A1 Circle Advance and Retire
Advance and Retire		 All join hands in a large circle, advance and retire twice.
A2 Couples Chasse In and Out

Chasse Again

 Men and the lady on their right take the old fashioned waltz hold. Take 2 chasse steps in and out.
Chasse in and out again.
B1 Promenade
Men Advance		 Couples promenade in a waist level hold [6 bars /count of 12] and the men advance to the next lady by taking longer steps than the ladies. [2 bars]
B2 Set to New Partner

Spin New Partner
Reform Circle.

 Set with new partner. [2 bars]
Spin with with new partner [5 bars]
Reform circle. [1 bar]
- 32 bar Polkas or Jigs AABB
 Simple, vigorous dance.  The song was  written by Geordie Ridley a Tyneside music hall singer in 1862
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Bonny Breast Knot

 Longways sets of 3 couples. Numbered 1,2,3
A1 Weave Ladies' Side
Cast
Weave Man's Side
Cast		 Couple 1 dance between ladies 2 and 3.
Cast 
Couple 1 dance between men 2 and 3, and finish with lady 1 between couple 2 and man 1 between couple 3. These 2 sideways lines join hands and face each other.
A2 Mixed Lines Step Kick

Men's and Ladies' Lines Step Kick

 The mixed lines all step left, kick right foot and then step right and kick left foot. Repeat step kicking again, on the last step kick couple 1 move to form a men's and a ladies line .
Both the men's and ladies lines do the step kick sequence 3 more times.
B1 Top Couple Turn
Turn Corners		 Top couple turn each other by the right arm.
Left arms with their corners (top lady with man 2 and top man  with lady3).
B2 Right Arm Spin

 All Spin

 Top couple right arm turn back to their own side of the set and then slip down to the bottom of the set.
All spin in a ballroom hold.
- 32 bar Reels AABB Usually done 3 or 6 times through.
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Brown Jug Polka

 Couples Dance
A1 Heel and Toe, Heel and Toe
Slide, two, three, four		 Ballroom hold, man on left, inner hand on partner's waist, outer hands joined at front.
Heel and toe with outer foot, man's left, lady's right
Slide is a scissor motion, lead with outer foot bring up inner foot
A2 Heel and Toe, Heel and Toe
Slide, two, three		 Same again in reverse direction,
B1 Right hand clap
Left hand clap
Both hands clap
On your knees		 Couples facing each other, Clap partner's right hand with right 3 times
Then left to left, then both hands (left with right)
Clap your own knees 3 times
B2 Right Arm Spin
Left Arm Spin		 Link right arms at elbow and turn once
Link lefts and turn, resume ballroom hold.
For a progressive version half turn with right arm and pick up new partner with left arm,. finish with 1 and 1/2 turns to start again with new partner
- 32 bar Polka AABB Wide spread dance also called Pat-a-cake Polka. All Polka tunes do NOT suit this dance, you need the Heel and Toe accenting.