LAUGHING WILLOW
12/3/2004 Alan Winston  // Starting REWORK 10/10/2017
5-person-set: circle of four, #1 in the middle.
Make sure everyone knows their number originally; it may be best to put them
at compass points and say "12-o'clock is #2"
"Angeline the Baker" is great.  5x 32-bars.

REVISED

A1:  Corners clump cross (simultaneous HITW cross right shoulder), catch hands and
     circle left around the one in the middle. who can improvise setting

A2:  As above, but left shoulder and circle right to home

B1:  1 and 2 crossed hand turn (buzzstep?)  1.5 to put 2 in the middle facing 3
     2 and 3 crossed hand turn 1.5 to put 3 in the middle facing 4

B2:  3 and 4 crossed hand turn 1.5 to put 4 in the middle facing 5
     4 and 5 corssed hand turn 1.5, leaving 5 in the middle and 4 on the outside ready to start.


[Maybe try arming R instead of crossed hand turn.]

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A1: Birdie in the cage: 
    All four corners circle left for eight bars while #1 improvises stepping.

A2: All four corners cross set at once ("clump") , passing RIGHT of center
    and falling back.  Then cross back the same way.

---- THIS PROGRESSION IS CONFUSING 

B1: 1-4: 1&2 and 3&4, arm right at least once plus enough to get to the 
         next person around the ring.  #5 hang out.
    5-8: 1&4, 3&5, arm left at least once plus enough to get to the next
         person; #2 hangs out.

B2: 1-4: 2&4 and 1&5, arm right ...  #3 hang out.
    5-8: 2&5, 1&3, arm left ... and finish facing in; 4 jumps into the middle.

Note: 

In B1 and B2, if you find you've got nobody to arm with, turn around.

The person who jumps in to start the next round is the one who was out in the
last arm left.