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=== Long Rounds ===

On the catch-step ("and") before the downbeat, hop into a circle and face clockwise.  Middles will need to move outwards ("bulge").  One [[dances:fieldtown:figures:double-step|double step]] around the circle (clockwise).  On the second [[dances:fieldtown:figures:double-step|double step]] spiral into a clump, ending halfway around the circle but closer to the center.  Four [[dances:fieldtown:figures:hop-back|Hop backs]] to your corner's place (halfway around the circle) and face across.  [[dances:fieldtown:figures:galley|Galley]] 360° over left shoulder.
On the catch-step ("and") before the downbeat, all dancers turn a little more than 180° over their left shoulders ("hard turn") and go back the way they came (counter-clockwise).  Again, on the second [[dances:fieldtown:figures:double-step|double step]] spiral into a clump, ending halfway around the circle but closer to the center.  Four [[dances:fieldtown:figures:hop-back|Hop backs]] to your original place and face acgross.  [[dances:fieldtown:figures:galley|Galley]] 360° over right shoulder.