Mind the Gap

Set:	8 person grid.
Music:	The RSB [Andy Cutting].
Trivia:	Named in honour of Daisy Black's PhD of the same name which she had just finished.

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Figure 1:	Plus sign
	Corners turn one eighth to face the middle place on their right.
	1	Middles step into centre, facing another middle's left shoulder. Corners step forwards into a middle place (to their original right).
	2	Everybody quarter turn right to face out.
	3	Everybody one step out of the set, middles following behind a corner.
	4	Everybody back turn.
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	5	Everyone step into centre, middles facing another middle's left shoulder.
	6	Everybody quarter turn right.
	7	Everybody one step out of the set, middles besides a corner.
	8	Middles back turn. Corners quarter turn left.
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	9-16	Repeat steps 1-8. Middles get home, corners have moved halfway round the set. This is the corners' home place for the rest of the dance.
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Chorus:	Corners
	Corners:
	1-4	Star right three-quarters in four steps.
	5-8	Go out through corner position, loop left, go one place around the outside of the set and come back in to face the centre.
	9-12	Star left three-quarters in four steps.
	13-16	Go out through corner position, loop right, go one place around the outside of the set and come back in to face the centre.
	While middles:
	1-14	Wait.
	15	Step on the spot.
	16	Back turn.
Figure 2:	Sausages
	1-2	Middles (who are facing out) loop right to nearest corner place. Corners pass left shoulders in the centre to the middle place slightly to the right of the opposite corner as you face it (i.e. go slightly under halfway round the set).
	3-4	Middles pass right shoulders to the middle place slightly to the left of opposite corner. Corners (facing out) loop left to nearest corner place.
	5-16	Repeat steps 1-4 three times. Everybody should return home.
Chorus:	Middles
	Middles:
	1-16	As corners did in corners chorus. Finish facing the corner to their right.
	While corners:
	1-14	Wait (facing the centre).
	15	Step on the spot.
	16	Turn left one eighth to face the middle place to the right.
	All bring arms down on 16B ready to switch to zigzag step.
Figure 3:	Zigzag
	1	Take one zigzag step to the right, passing left shoulder with the person you are facing.
	2	Zigzag left and forwards, middles doing a back turn (corners don't). All bring right arm up at the beginning of the step.
	3	Single stepping, everyone step one place forwards.
	4	Middles back turn. Corners turn one quarter to the right. Bring arms up as normal, but drop them sharply on 4B ready to switch back to zigzag step.
	5-16	Repeat steps 1-4 three times. On the final time, corners don't need to drop arms as directed as they carry dancing into the next chorus. Everybody should return home.
Chorus:	Corners
	Corners:
	1-16	As in first corners chorus. Finish facing up and down the set to another corner (3&5 face, 1&7 face).
	While head middles:
	1-14	Wait.
	15-16	Step on the spot.
	While side middles:
	1-14	Wait.
	15	Step on the spot.
	16	Back turn.
Figure 4:	Rights and Lefts / Magic Line
	Corners:
	1	Step forwards one step into a line, right shoulders together.
	2	Step on the spot.
	3	Step forwards one step into another corner's place.
	4	Quarter turn to face across the set to another corner.
	5	Step forwards one step into a line, left shoulders together.
	6	Step on the spot.
	7	Step forwards one step into another corner's place.
	8	Quarter turn to face up and down the set to another corner.
	While head middles:
	1	Step forwards one step into a line, right shoulders together.
	2	Step on the spot.
	3	Dance tight another quarter round each other right shoulder and forwards into side middle places.
	4	Step on the spot (ideally - you might still be catching up from the previous step a bit).
	5-8	Loop one quarter around the outside of the set to the left to finish in opposite head middle position.
	While side middles (facing out):
	1-4	Loop one quarter around the outside of the set to the right to finish in head middle places.
	5	Dance forwards giving left shoulders and go tightly round each other a quarter more into a line with the corners.
	6	Step on the spot.
	7	Step forwards into opposite side middle position.
	8	Step on the spot.
	Everybody (now opposite where they started):
	9-16	Repeat 1-8. Everybody should return home. Corners finish facing the centre.
Chorus:	Middles
	Middles:
	1-16	As corners did in corners chorus. Finish facing the corner to their right.
	While corners:
	1-14	Wait.
	15	Step on the spot.
	16	Turn right one quarter.
Figure 1:	Plus sign
	This is a repeat of Figure 1, except:
	16	Face out from the centre (corners diagonally), finishing with a hoy.