Witches Reel

Formation: Sets of four couples. Two lines with partners facing each other, labelled 1s and 2s.
Bars:
Instructions:
1-8:
Top couple join hands and side slip down for 8 and then back for 8.
9-16:
1st couple, followed by all other couples, cast off to the bottom; 1st couple make an arch and the other three couples dance up to new positions.
17-24:
All hold hands down the lines, and the bottom couple joins their hands to create a horseshoe. The top two people in line 2 hold up their arms in an arch, and the top person from line 1 leads the line through the arch until back in their original spot.
25-32:
This step is repeated the other way round, with the arch between the top two people of line 1.