Birthday Offering

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

BIRTHDAY OFFERING (R8x32) 3C (4C Set) A Raisin Croydon 50th Anniv

1- 8 1s set, dance down below 3s, cast up own sides and in to face 1st corners
9-12 1s turn crnrs 2H while 2nd crnrs change pl LH to form lines of 3 across (1L between 2M+3M and 1M with 2L+3L) and set (bottom line turns to face dn)
13-16 All dance down in lines of 3 and turn to face up
17-24 2M+1L+3M dance up in 'Triumph' hold followed by 2L+1M+3L, all set (top line turns to face dn) and 1s cross LH to face 2nd crnr (pstn) as crnrs set
25-32 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with corners and pass LSh to 2nd place own side and all turn partners RH

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

Dance Notes

Pay particular attention to the timing when dancing down and back up. Starting on bar 13 and finishing on bar 24, the movement starts and finishes in the centre of 8 bar blocks. This may catch out the unwary.

Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'Birthday Offering' page