The Borrowdale Exchange

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE BORROWDALE EXCHANGE (R32) 3C circular set Round the Room Dance D Haynes Carnforth Coll 2

1- 8 All circle 6H round and back
9-16 All Adv+Ret (into centre of circle) and dance DoSiDo with partner
17-24 All dance RH across, Lady with hand is underneath dances out under arch into prom hold with new ptnr followed by next Lady etc
25-32 All Promenade with new partners anywhere round the room and hopefully meet with another 2 couples to start again

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

The Borrowdale Exchange
Derek Haynes   Carnforth Collection 2
Reel   # x 32 bars   3 Couple Repeat   3 Couple Set   Triangular Set

1-8      All 6 hands round and back;
9-12    retaining hands, all advance and retire;
13-16  all dos-à-dos with partner;
17-20  all take hands with opposite (now the new partner) for right hands across, finishing by retaining hold and raising hands into an arch;
21-22  L with lowest right hand dance under the arch to take promenade hold with partner;
23-24  next L repeat bars 21-22;
25-32  new couples promenade anywhere in the room to find 2 other couples for the next Repeat.

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

Dance Notes

21-24  There is no need to rush this.
25-32  There is no need to rush this, either, unless you find yourselves isolated from other free couples.

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