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   john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574

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

From: Elizabeth Bloom Albert <ealbert75@gmail.com>
Sent: 10 November 2025 20:16
To: Yoyo Zhou <yozhov@gmail.com>
Cc: john@modernjive.com; Shared Weight callers list <callers@lists.sharedweight.net>
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?