The Dashing White Sergeant
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE DASHING WHITE SERGEANT (R32) Round the Room Dance 3 facing 3 RSCDS Bk 3
1- 8 All circle 6H round and back
9-16 Centre dancer sets and turns 2H person on right, sets and turns 2H person on left (popular variation – turn person on right RH, turn person on left LH)
17-24 All dance reels of 3 with centre dancer passing LSh with person on right (popular variation – RSh to person on right)
25-32 All Adv+Ret, advance to meet next group of 3 dancers (1 group of 3 passing under arches made by opposite group)
(MINICRIB, Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton. Deeside Caledonian Society.)
The Dashing White Sergeant
Anon RSCDS Book 3
Reel 8 x 32 bars 2 Triple Repeat 2 Triple Set Progressive
This is the informal version. 1M 1LR (on his right) and 1LL (on his left) face 2L 2MR (on her right) and 2ML (on her left), 1s going clockwise, 2s anticlockwise, around the room.
1-8 1s2s 6 hands round and back;
9-12 1M1LR set and turn by the right WHILE 2L2MR set and turn by the right;
13-16 1M1LL set and turn by the left WHILE 2L2ML set and turn by the left;
17-24 1s 2s reels of 3 across (1M1LR 2L2MR giving right shoulder to start);
25-28 1s 2s advance and retire;
29-32 1s pass under arches made by 2s (giving right shoulder) to meet the next triple.
(MAXICRIB, Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle.)
Dance Notes In the RSCDS version, all turns are with both hands, reels start with left shoulder and there are no arches.
29-32 Arches made by 2s who are going anticlockwise.
If there is only room for a line of dancers, the triples reaching the end turn about and wait once through for the next triple to approach.
The Dashing White Sergeant - RSCDS version
Anon RSCDS Book 3
Reel 8 x 32 bars 2 Triple Repeat 2 Triple Set Progressive
This is the RSCDS version. 1M 1LR (on his right) and 1LL (on his left) face 2L 2MR (on her right) and 2ML (on her left), 1s going clockwise, 2s anticlockwise, around the room.
1-8 1s2s 6 hands round and back;
9-12 1M1LR set and turn both hands WHILE 2L2MR set and turn both hands;
13-16 1M1LL set and turn both hands WHILE 2L2ML set and turn both hands;
17-24 1s 2s reels of 3 (1M1LR 2L2MR giving left shoulder to start);
25-28 1s 2s advance and retire;
29-32 1s 2s pass each other (giving right shoulder) to meet the next triple.
(MAXICRIB, Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle.)
Additional search terms; Ceilidh Dance.
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