Johnnie's Welcome Hame

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

JOHNNIE'S WELCOME HAME (R8x40) 3C (4C set) N M Grant RSCDS Bk 32

1- 8 1s+2s+3s set, cross RH, set and cross back RH
9-20 1s+2s+3s dance 3 couple RandL
21-24 1s cast 1 place on own side to end in diagonal line (RH with 1st corners and LH to partner)
25-32 2s+1s+3s dance the Spoke :-
' Balance-in-Line with 1st corners, then with 2nd corners, then with 3rd corners and 4th crnrs
33-40 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 1st corners LSh to meet in the centre and turn 1½ times LH to 2nd place own sides

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

Johnnie's Welcome Hame
N M Grant   RSCDS Book 32
Reel   8 x 40 bars   3 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Lengthwise Set

1-4      1s2s3s set and cross by the right;
5-8      repeat bars 1-4;
9-10    1s 2s 3s cross by the right;
11-12  1M (in 1L's position) and 3L (in 3M's position) cross by the left diagonally WHILE 2L3L (on M's side) and 2M3M (on Ls' side) cross by the left;
13-20  repeat bars 9-12 twice from the same positions (different dancers), all finishing in original places;
21-24  1s cast, finishing left hands joined and take first corners' right hands in balance position;
25-32  the spoke:
25-26  WHILE second corners set facing each other, 1s balance in line with first corners, finishing by releasing right hands;
27        on the right foot step of pas-de-basque, WHILE first corners set facing each other, 1s turn by the left ¼ to take second corners' right hands and dance the first bar of balance in line with them;
28        on the left foot step of pas-de-basque, WHILE first corners set facing each other, 1s dance the second bar of balance in line with second corners, finishing by releasing right hands;
29-30  repeat bars 27-28 from new positions (1s balancing with partner's first corners);
31-32  repeat bars 27-28 from new positions (1s balancing with partner's second corners);
33-36  1s, giving left shoulders to first corners, dance half figures of 8 across;
37-40  1s turn by the left 1½ times, finishing 2s1s3s.

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

Dance Notes

11-20  Dancers crossing diagonally between 1L's and 3M's positions must move especially quickly.
25-32  These instructions for The Spoke are slightly different from, and more intuitive than, the official RSCDS form

Dance Instruction Videos

Johnnie's Welcome Hame - YouTube Scottish Country Dancing Instruction Video
Performance of Johnnie's Welcome Hame - St Andrews University Celtic Society at the Newcastle RSCDS Festival, Feb 2009.

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