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Waves of Tory

Music - 48 bar jigs or reels

Music - audio/5 x 48 jigs.mp3





Formation - 5 couple longways set
  5 cpl longways



A1    
Lines go forward (3 steps) and back

          All right hand turn partner

lines fwd & back
lines fwd & back



RH turn
RH turn




A2    
LInes go forward (3 steps) and back

          All left hand turn partner

lines fwd & back
   lines fwd & back



LH turn
LH turn



B1    
Top (1st) couple galop 4 steps down set
          and back up to place
          Same couple seperate (boy left, girl right)
         
and cast down outside of own line to bottom
          Others follow (boys follow boy, girls follow
          girl)

galop down & back
galop down & back

single cast & arch
  cast to bottom




B2    
1st couple (now at bottom) make an  arch
           Others lead up through arch with partner

single cast and arch 2
through the arch

C1 & C2   
 All Dip and Dive
           When the new top (original 2s) couple reach
           top of the set, they turn round to face the
          others coming up.
          All take nearest hand with partner.and top
          couple (2s) begin by ducking through arch
          made by the couple facing them (3s) to
          change places with them.2s, arch over
          next couple (4s),duck under the 5s and
          over the bottom couple (original 1s)    .
         At the same time, every other couple is
         travelling up and down the set alternatel
         arching over or ducking under the
         pproaching couple as appropriate
         On reaching then end of the set, couples
         turn around individually and go back into
        the set, usually by ducking under the
        approaching couple
        Continue until all back in starting places



dip & dive 2
dip & dive

DANCE REPEATS with new top couple
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