Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Autumn Leaves (Dempsey)

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

AUTUMN LEAVES (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Shelagh Dempsey

1- 8 1s set, 1L followed by partner cast 2 places, 1L crosses and dances up behind 3M to 2nd place while 1M dances up in front of 3L to 2nd place
9-16 2s+1s dance Ladies' Chain
17-24 2s+1s+3s set and link for 3 once, 2s+3s chase clockwise ½ way as 1s cross RH and join chase (1M end between 2M+3M, 1L between 2L+3L all on opposite sides)
25-32 All set to partners and ¾ turn RH into centre, repeat to own sides. 213

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


Dance Information

Also see the dance Autumn Leaves (Lataille) by Jane Lataille.
Also see the dance Autumn Leaves (Keppie) by Maggie and Duncan Keppie.
Also see the dance Autumn Leaves (Hay) by Alec Hay.
Also see the dance Autumn Leaves (Selkirk) by Selkirk Senior Girls.

Collection of fallen autumn leaves
Autumn Leaves, Ogata


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