The Short and the Tall

By Ron Coxall. From 'Jogs to the Memory'

4 couple longways set, 2s and 4s improper.

    * A1: Right hand star in fours. All follow the leader: middle men (M2 and
M3) lead the others in their stars, pass each other by the left and bear left
round the other group to face partners. (M2 stops in W3's place, W1 in M4's,
and so on. Order is now 4 3 2 1, 4s and 2s improper.)
    * A2: Left hand star in fours. All follow the leader again: middle men pass
right shoulders and bear right to get to home places.
    * B1: Circle 8 to the left halfway. All two-hand turn partner.
    * B2: 1s (now at the bottom) arch, others lead down through the arch cand
cast back. All do-si-do.

Coxall says "The movement in the A sections is called The Devil's Elbow. I like
to dance-walk the stars (the short) and skip-change the serpentine part (the
tall)."

Music: Firm reels or marches, medium pace.