PEGGING THE NEEDLE 12/3/2004 Alan Winston 5-person-set, in a line holding hands, facing to right of line. 32-bar jig, reel, polka A1: Thread the needle: keeping hold of hands, #1 leads line through arch made by 4+5. Finish in circle facing in. A2: #2-#5 join hands in ring, raise to make four arches; they sidestep slowly left throughout WHILE #1, with any stepping and path, goes in and out through the arches. B1&2: (0) #2 and #5 break; #1 takes #2s hand, and the other arches stay up. 1&2 go under the 2-3 arch; 1&2&3 go under the 3-4 arch; 1&2&3&4 go under the 4-5 arch and draw the line straight in any direction. #1 and #2, holding hands only with each other, raise the joined hands as an arch and take it over the heads of 3-5, finish at bottom and turn into line, with #1 in fourth place, #2 in fifth place. ----- NOTE: This has the potential to wander all over the floor.