Snowball

Music - 48 bar reels or jigs

Music -  audio/5 x 48 reels.mp3

Formation - 5 couple longways set                      This dance can also be                      done with 4, 6 or 7                      couples (see notes)
A1     Top (1st) couple right hand turn           (8 steps)           Same couple left hand turn           back to place (8 steps)		RH turn	LH turn
A2    Top 2 couples (1s & 2s) right hand          star (8 steps)           Same 2 couples left hand star back           to place (8 steps)		RH star	LH star
B1     Top 3 couples (1s, 2s & 3s) join hands            and circle left (8 steps)           Same 3 couples circle right back to place		circle L	circle R
B3    Top 4 couples (1s, 2s, 3s & 4s) join hands          along the line (boys with boys, girls with girls)          lines forward 3 steps and back to place           REPEAT		lines fwd & back
C1     Bottom couple (5th) join 2 hands and galop           to top of set          Same couple separate and cast down         outside of  own line back to place		bottom cpl galop up & cast
C2     Top couple (1st) galop down to bottom of set            All swing partner      DANCE REPEATS WITH NEW TOP COUPLE      NOTE - If danced with 6 or 7 couples, the                   dance will work if the above instructions                   are followed.                  .However, to avoid extra couple                   standing out for one or two turns, it is                   better in C1 to send all couples who                   have not yet done anything to the top                   and cast back to place.                  If danced with 4 coup[les, the 4th couple                  will join in the lines of 4 and also galop                  to the top		top cpl down	cross hand swing
			arm swing
The dance is called Snowball because it gets bigger as more couples join in