Subject: [Callers] Re: Right hand high and left hand low figure
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Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:37:51 -0000
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Hi Elizabeth,

Eight-person Thread the Needle

The Witch’s Reel (original version): https://youtu.be/SMkeHBVxltg

Instructions: https://barndances.org.uk/detail.php?Title=Witches_Reel_%28Original_version%29

With a link to the more common version danced today.

My 48-bar version:

The Witch's Fortune: https://youtu.be/Gwhzl-NVRL4

Instructions: https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/TheWitch'sFortune.html

Six Person Double Travelling Thread the Needle + Double Dolphin Hey

Quintilinear: https://youtu.be/lDIy_Cyp6aU

Instructions: https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/Quintilinear.html

             I hope that helps :-)

            Happy dancing,

                   John

John Sweeney, Dancer, England   [email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>  01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574

http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent                                          

From: Elizabeth Bloom Albert <[email-masked]> 
Sent: 10 November 2025 20:16
To: Yoyo Zhou <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]; Shared Weight callers list <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Re: Right hand high and left hand low figure

Thank you, Yoyo

Do you have an example of a dance where a "thread the needle" happens?