As The Crow Flies

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

AS THE CROW FLIES (R8x32) 3C (4C Set) J Drewry Greenburn Bk 2

1- 8 1M and 3L set, change places RH and cast to 2nd place (2s step up/down) and turn partners RH on sides
9-16 1s+2s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides (1M and 3L start LSh to 2s)
17-24 1M+3L dance ½ Diag RandL (1M dn and 3L up) and chase clockwise 2 steps and face ptnr in middle (order 123), 1s+2s ½ turn ptnr 2H while 3s cross RH
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette

(MINICRIB, Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton. Deeside Caledonian Society.)

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"As the crow flies" is an idiom referencing the shortest route between two points. The phrase is attested in print as early as 1800.

As The Crow Flies Photograph
The Crow (Corvus Corone) In Flight

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