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Sicilian Circles - Dip and Dive
Scottish Man 'O' War
By Vickie Goodloe, Dancing For Busy People, page 227
Formation:  Sicilian with 1's facing counterclockwise and 2's facing clockwise
Music:  "Dashing White Sergeant" on LS 193/194 

A1  (8)  Circle Left
      (8)  Circle Right
A2  (8)  Left Ends Turn by the Right 
      (8)  Same dancers Turn by the Left

B1   (8)  Right Ends Turn by the Right
       (8)  Same dancers Turn by the Left
B2   (8)  1's arch for Dip and Dive 2's duck under, 2's arch and 1's duck under
       (8)  Again 1's arch then 2's arch  

Ducky Weather
Scottish Man 'O' War variation by Dottie Welch, February 2010
Music:  "Singing In The Rain" on CC-51 
Formation: Sicilian with 1's facing counterclockwise and 2's facing clockwise

A1  (8)  Circle Left
      (8)  Left Ends Turn by the Right    (Gents)
A2  (8)  With the Opposite Left Dosado
      (8)  Circle Right

B1  (8)  Right Ends Turn by the Left    (Ladies)
      (8)  With the Opposite Dosado
B2  (8)  1's arch for the Dip and Dive 2's duck under, 2's arch and 1's duck
      (8)  Again 1's arch then 2's arch

Dip and Dive with Inside Out
Scottish Man 'O' War variation by Dottie Welch, March 2007
Formation:  Sicilian with 1's facing counterclockwise and 2's facing clockwise
Music: "Shandon Bells & Young Man", Yankee Ingenuity, KJ

A1  (8)  Circle Left
      (8)  Circle Right
A2  (8)  #1 Man/Lady Lead partner between 2's around outside/inside to home
      (8)  Gents/Ladies Dosado

B1  (8)  #2 Lady/Man Lead partner between 1's, around outside/inside to home
      (8)  Ladies/Gents Dosado 
B2  (8)  1's arch for Dip and Dive (2's duck under, all move forward)
      (8)  Continue alternating arching for four dives total
Note:  Alternate the leaders being careful to match the #1 Man with outside etc.

Zippity Sicilian
By Dottie Welch, March 2007 for schools - any partner pairs and minimal contact.
Formation:  Sicilian with 1's facing counterclockwise and 2's facing clockwise
Music: "Zippity Do Da" on Chaparral 414

A1  (8)  Star Right
      (8)  Star Left
A2  (8)  Outsides Dosado
      (8)  Insides Dosado

B1  (12) Couples Dosado
      (4)  1's Arch, then Stamp 3 times
B2  (16) Dip and Dive (four dives total)

Quorndon Hill Variation
By Dottie Welch 2009, short version of Quorndon Hill by Roger Watson
Formation:  Sicilian with 1's facing counterclockwise and 2's facing clockwise
Music:  32 bar jig

A1  (8)  Star Right
      (8)  Star Left 
A2  (8)  Forward and Clap, Back 3 and Stamp
      (8)  Forward and Clap, Back 3 and Stamp

B1  (8)  Circle Left
      (8)  Circle Right
B2  (16) 1's Arch, 2's go thru then 2's arch and back over 1's then 2's thru to new
          (alternate the Arching each time)

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