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Catherine wheel
The Catherine wheel is a pattern for 3
three counters and 4 four counters. Two of the four counters pass
left handed. The four counters can stand in a large square with the three counters
standing back to back in a triangle in the middle. A and E pass on the
first beat, then the
three counters walk around anti - clockwise. (The four counters could also walk around clockwise at the same time). The passing sequence is shown in the table
below.
In an alternative arrangement the three counters stand in a large triangle
and the four counters stand back to back in a square in the middle! This
time the four counters walk around clockwise. (The three counters could also walk around anti-clockwise at the same time).
The passing
sequence for the Catherine wheel:
A |
E |
s |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
s |
G |
s |
s |
s |
B |
s |
F |
s |
s |
s |
G |
s |
s |
s |
E |
s |
s |
C |
s |
s |
G |
s |
s |
s |
E |
s |
s |
s |
F |
s |
D |
s |
s |
s |
E |
s |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
s |
G |
E |
A |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
C |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
F |
s |
B |
s |
s |
A |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
C |
s |
G |
s |
s |
C |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
A |
s |
s |
D |
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