well, who'd a thunk it... Irish Trot is another name for Virginia Reel
A1 Fwd n bk; Rt alle
A2 Left alle; Two hand turn
B1 Dsd; Top cpl: turn by rt elbow 1 ½; to next opp gender dancer below and
turn left elbow; to ptr rt elbow, etc to bottom
B2 Sashay/chasse up ctr; peel the banana; ALL loop back up to place,
then ones go to foot*
[*alt frm The Contra Dance Book, p.101-2: all make tunnel as top couple
goes down - - another alt, and the one I like: when ones peel down to
foot, they make a tunnel and others come through to top with new top
couple
.]
Karin Neils