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Mirror Hall

For two couples facing
To "The Maid Peeped Out At the Window" from "Bare Necessities: English Country Dances"
Each section has 48 beats (24 seconds) for a total of 2:28

Chorus
Couples holding inner hands double forward
Double backwards with corner
Double forward with corner
All take hands, back up to form circle
4 grapevine steps to the left
4 grapevine steps to the right
Move circle back in, dropping hands
Double back with partner to original place
Face partner, reverance
Face corner, reverance
Beats
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Verse 1
Face partner, double to partner's right
Meet, turn, back to partner's original place
Double to partner's left
Meet, turn, back to original place
Partners take right hands, move together, as move apart switch places and back up
Step left, step right still holding hands
Turn in place
Partners take left hands, move together, as move apart switch places and back up
Step right, step left still holding hands
Turn in place
 
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Chorus
Verse 2
With partner, hands in down position, arm right halfway around
Switch to left hands, continue in same direction, backing up to original place
With partner, hands in down position, arm left halfway around
Switch to right hands, continue in same direction, backing up to original place
Partners take right hands, move together, as move apart switch places and back up
Step left, step right still holding hands
Turn in place
Partners take left hands, move together, as move apart switch places and back up
Step right, step left still holding hands
Turn in place
 
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8
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Chorus
Verse 3
Women take right hands, switch places
All change places with corner
All change places with partner
Men take left hands, switch places
Corners take right hands, turn full circle
Men take right hands, switch places
All change places with corner
All change places with partner
Women take left hands, switch places
Partners take right hands, turn full circle
 
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Choreography by the Honourable Lady Michaela de La Chesnaye des Bois