Bauldy Bain's Fiddle

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

BAULDY BAIN'S FIDDLE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) J Dickson Lothian Coll

1- 8 1s turn RH, cast 1 place, turn LH 1½ times 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 1M casts up, crosses and casts to 2nd place own side as 1L cast down 1 place, crosses and casts up to 2nd place while 2s+3s dance RH across once round 1s turn LH 1½ times to face 1st corners while 2s+3s chase clockwise to opposite corners
17-24 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners and ½ reel of 4 with 2nd corners
25-32 2s+1s+3s dance 6H round and back

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

Bauldy Bain's Fiddle
John Bowie Dickson   Lothian Collection
Reel   8 x 32 bars   3 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Lengthwise Set

1-4      1s turn by the right and cast;
5-8      1s turn by left 1½ times, finishing facing out on opposite sides;
9-12    1s cast to the left, cross and cast to the left again to 2nd place on own sides WHILE 2s3s right hands across, finishing in the side lines;
13-16  2s3s chase clockwise halfway round outside WHILE 1s turn by the left 1¼ times finishing facing first corner positions (1M facing 2M, 1L facing 3L);
17-20  1s half diagonal reel of 4 with first corner positions;
21-24  1s half diagonal reel of 4 with second corner positions, finishing by passing right shoulder to 2nd place on own sides;
25-32  2s1s3s 6 hands round and back.

(MAXICRIB, Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle.)

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