Five Penny Ness

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

FIVE PENNY NESS (J5x32) 5C set J Attwood Alexander Leaflet 34

1- 8 1s and 5s in prom hold dance reel of 3 across with 2s/4s ending in 2nd/4th place (2s and 4s step up/down)
9-16 1s+3s+5s circle 6H round and back while 2s and 4s turn partners ½ way and chase clockwise to opposite end of set all on own sides
17-24 4s and 2s pass 1s/5s RSh on own side and weave parallel back to other end of set, 2s continuing to 2nd place and 4s to 4th place (1s and 5s step up/down)
25-32 1s cross between 2s, cast behind 3s, cross between 4s and cast behind 5s to 5th place as others step up

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

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Fivepenny is one of the many villages in the Lewis district of Ness (Nis in Gaelic) and part of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Nis) is the northernmost part of the Isle of Lewis, a community consisting of about 16 villages, including Fivepenny. It is the most north-westerly community in the European Union.

Fivepenny sunset

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