hook: La Baratte
by: Louise Siddons
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places and CA twirl to face new Ns ⁋
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| B1 | 8 | partners La Baratte (see teaching note)
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - lefts on ends, rights in center
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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La Baratte: a Scottish figure, more directly borrowed from Jenna Simpson's English Country Dance "Sweet Cream." Partners allemande R 1/2; raise joined Rhs and person facing out turns CW toward ptr to face in and slide in front of ptr, catching Lhs high as they do so. Bringing Lhs down at the end of the pass, ptrs allemande L 1/2, ending the figure in each others' place.