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…
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 john(a)modernjive.com <mailto:john@modernjive.com>
01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
From: Elizabeth Bloom Albert <ealbert75(a)gmail.com>
Sent: 10 November 2025 20:16
To: Yoyo Zhou <yozhov(a)gmail.com>
Cc: john(a)modernjive.com; Shared Weight callers list
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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?