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CALM BEFORE STORM (S8x32)  Amanda Peart  TSC 2  1- 8 1s+2s   dance an Espangole, 1s ending facing 1 st  corners  9-12 2s+1s+3s    dance    4    bars    of    Dance    to    Corners    and    Set    (as    in Gothenburg’s Welcome) 13-16 Dance    ½    reels    of    3    across,    2L    passing    1L,    3M    passing    1M,    LSh (out   the   end   and   towards   opposite   side),   ending   with   3L   in   1M’s place,   1L   in   her   own   place,   3M   in   centre   facing   1L,   1M   in   3M’s   place with 2L in centre facing him and 2M in 3L’s place 17-20 All    3    couples    dance    4    bars    of    Dance    to    Corners    and    Set    (as    in Gothenburg’s Welcome) 21-24 Dance   ½   reels   of   3   on   sides,   2M   passing   3M,   3L   passing   2L,   RSh (out   the   end   and   onto   opposite   side),   all   ending   on   opposite   sides   in the   order   2L   3L   1L   on   the   Men’s   side   and   1M   2M   3M   on   the   Ladies’ side 25-28 All    3    couples    ½    turn    the    person    opposite    RH    and    twirl    out    to sidelines 29-32 1M+2M (top 2 men) and 3L+1L (bottom 2 ladies) turn 1½ times LH

This   dance   is   identical   to   East   Neuk   Storm    danced   in   strathspey   time.   We   initially   tried   this   to   get   the   9-24   bars movement   fixed   in   our   minds      -   and   liked   it!   As   the   dance   was   written   to   go   with   the   tune,   David   Page   kindly wrote a second tune with phrases borrowed from the original so they are still ‘themed’.