Fare Thee Well

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Fare Thee Well
Tom Kerr
Strathspey   3 x 40 bars   3 Couple Repeat   3 Couple Set   Lengthwise Set
1-8      1s2s strathspey poussette;
9-11    1s lead down;
12-14  changing to left hands, 1s cross up;
15-16  1s cast on opposite sides, pulling left shoulder back to finish facing first corners;
17-24  1s reels of three on opposite sides, giving left shoulder to first corners to start;
25-32  hello-goodbye setting, 1s finishing in 2nd place on own sides;
33-40  1s3s untie the knot:
33-34  1M 3M advance (no hands) and turn partners under the right arm into allemande hold, finishing 1s 3s facing down;
35-37  3s, followed by 1s, allemande in to the centre and up one place to finish 3s in 2nd position, 1s in 3rd on the centre line;
38-38  3s 1s unwind the allemande hold, finishing facing partners;
39-40  releasing hold, 3s 1s face down and dance out to finish 3s in 2nd place, 1s in 3rd.

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

Dance Notes
15-16  2s step up.
33-40  Although untie the knot starts similarly to the knot for 2 couples, it is completely different.

Dance Information

Please see Cape Town Wedding for a full explanation of the origin of this dance.


No MINICRIB available July 2010.

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