John Tallis's Canon

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John Tallis's Canon    Pat Shaw, 1965   Longways duple

Note: "Ones" means 1st corners, "Twos" means 2nd corners.

A1:   Ones meet; twos meet.  Ones cross R; turn single L; twos the same.

A2:   All that again.

B1:   Ones R-hand turn half-way; twos join in and star half-way.  Ones set while twos turn half-way; ones turn single while twos set.

B2:   Ones L-hand turn half-way while twos turn single; twos join in, star half-way.  Progression: Ones fall back; move diagonally R, in front of neighbour who falls straight back.  (Twos move diagonally L as ones start the next round.)

Last time: Ones turn single as twos progress.

Don't come in too far: the next round starts with ones meeting while twos move diagonally left to progress.