Everyone turns left by pivoting on their L foot and step on to their R foot on the first beat of the bar. So nos. 1, 3, 5 & 7 are facing up and 2, 4, 6 8 are facing down. The circle is formed on the first step by each man stepping to the positions shown on the diagram below.
Music
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
Dance round in a clockwise direction judging it so at the end of the 8 bar phrase the whole set comes back to their original places. All strike sticks on the fourth beat of the last bar.