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Dashing White Sergeant

 2 lines of 3 facing, a man between 2 ladies, or a lady between 2 men
A1 Circle Left all 6
Circle Back		 All 6 in each set circle left with a slip step.
Circle back to right.
A2 Set Right
Turn 
Set Left
Turn		 Centre person in each line of 3 turns to face person on their right and they face the centre person. This couple set to each other. Turn by linking right arms.
Centre person now faces person on their left. This couple sets and turns.
B1 Reel of three Centre person faces person on their right and they pass by right shoulders. All 3 follow a figure 8 pattern passing alternate shoulders to finish in original positions.
B2 Lines Advance and Retire
Advance and pass through		 Lines of 3 join hands and advanced and retire.
They let go hands, advance moving slightly to left to pass through other line  by right shoulders to face a new line.
- 32 bar Reel AABB Original tune and dance 1862 Henry Bishop, Scotland. He also composed Home Sweet Home.
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Dorset Four Hand Reel

 2 couples in a line, ladies in the centre facing their partners.
M1>=<L1, L2>=<M2
A1 Reel of Four Reel of four, all starting with right shoulders. Stop when men are facing in the middle.
A2 Men Set 
Partners Set		 Men set to each other twice to each side and turn to partners.
Partners set to each other.
B1 Reel of Four Reel of four, all starting with right shoulders. Stop when ladies are facing in the middle.
B2 Ladies Set
Partners Set		 Ladies set to each other twice to each side and turn to partners.
Partners set to each other.
- 32 bar Reel AABB Dorset is in Thomas Hardy country, the West of England. Unusual line formation.
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Durham Reel

 Longways sets of 6 to 8 couples
A1 Circle Left
Circle Back		 All join hands in circle and slip step left 8 steps.
Circle back 8 steps.
A2 Top Couple Cast Off Solo Top couple only cast off around the top of the set and back up the middle.
A3 Bottom Couple Full Cast Off Bottom couple, follow by each line cast off around the outside and form an arch at the top. Others pass through the arch and down the set.
B1 Ladies Thread-the-Needle  Both lines join hands, men form arches. The new top lady leads the line of ladies through the first arch and then weave in front and behind the men's line and back to place.
B2 Men Thread-the-Needle New top man leads the other men to thread-the-needle on the ladies' line.
- 40 bar Reel AAABB Durham is in the north east of England.