Below

The term Below means further from the Top of a Longwise set when referring to Position in Scottish Country Dancing. It has the normal meaning when referring to the relative Positions of right and left hands when Taking Both hands.

For example, here are the first 4 bars of The Irish Rover -
1s Dance Down Below 3s and Cast up to 2nd Place Own sides.

For example, here are some Scottish Country Dances in which the term, Below, is used in either the Minicrib or the Maxicrib Dance instructions or both -
4007
An Gearasdan
Birthday Offering
Bluebell Strathspey
Bonny Lads Of Earley
Ciamar A Tha
Cloisters
Copycat Fantasia
Copycat Fugue
Ferry Louper
Fugal Fergus.
Harold's Strathspey
Here's Tae Us
Invitation Dance
Lady Peak's Strathspey
Marigold
Midsummer Madness
Nethy Bridge
Pawky Duke
Sgurr Alasdair

Set Structure

Directions

Above
Across (The Set)
Below
Diagonally
Down
Facing
Give Left Shoulders
Give Right Shoulders
Higher
In(wards)
Inside (The Set)
Lower
Out(wards)
Up
Up And Down

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