TAXING TIME
Barnes3 6/8 (110), (ABAB)4, G major proper four-couple longways
Gail Ticknor, 1994.
Gail Ticknor, Gail's Maggots, 1996.
Music:
Scottish traditional, \The De'il's Awa' wi' the Exciseman".

A1 1-6 First man and fourth woman are active for the first figure.
       Actives right-hand turn halfway with partner,
       left-hand turn halfway with corner (on the side of the set),
       and right-hand turn halfway with neighbor (across the set).
   7-8 Partners set.

B1 1-8 Partners pass by the right for a hey-for-four along the sides of the set.

A2 1-8 Top four face the men's wall, bottom four face the women's wall.
       Ones lead a promenade down the men's side and up the center.
       End in the order 1, 2, 4, 3, bottom four improper.
B2 1-4 Top six circle left halfway.
   5-8 Bottom six circle left halfway. End in the order 4, 3, 1, 2.

- Once through the dance requires twice through the music.
- Dedicated to Lee Johnson of Stuarts Draft, Virginia, who suggested the idea of an income tax
   dance for April 15, 1995.


Dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, August 28, 2019

difficulty: 2
energy level: 3