THE ZITHER BELLES
Barnes3 2/2 (110), (AABB)6, G minor six-couple longways
   twos, threes, and sixes improper

Colin Wallace, November 13, 2015.
Music: Ian Jones, "The Zither Man", Cumbriana Jones and the Theatre of Doom, 2000.

A1 1-4 At the ends, men push partners for a half-poussette clockwise while
       middles two-hand turn partners once around.
   5-8 In the middle, women push neighbors for a half-poussette clockwise while
       ends two-hand turn once around.

A2 1-4 In the middle, women push partners for a half-poussette clockwise while
       ends back-to-back.
   5-8 At the ends, men push neighbors for a half-poussette clockwise while
       middles two-hand turn partners once around. End W1 M3 M1 W6 W4 M5
                                                   M2 W3 W1 M6 M4 W5

B1 1-8 In each half of the set, ends through the middles for mirror heys-for-three.

B2 1-4 Middle neighbors two-hand turn halfway and cast one place toward nearer end while
       others mirror back-to-back (ends through the center to begin), and
       middles fall back one place.
   5-8 Hands-six circle left halfway. End W3 M6 M2 W5 W1 M4
                                          M3 W6 W2 M5 M1 W4

--  The dance begins with four clockwise half-poussettes. They alternate across the set and up/down
the set. Men push to begin the first and last of the poussettes on the ends of the set. Women
push to begin the second and third in the middle of the set.

--  This is a six-couple version of "The Zither Man". Notice that the last word of the title has six
letters.

-- The tempo for the original dance is 120 bpm.

Dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, January 22, 2020

difficulty: 5
energy level: 4