My Heather Hills

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MY HEATHER HILLS (J3x48) 3 C set with 1M in 3rd place and 3M in 1st place D Haynes Carnforth Coll 2

1- 8 1s turn RH 1½ times (2s step up/down to vacant corners) and dance RSh round 2nd corners to 2nd place opposite side
9-16 1s dance full diag RandL with Man going down and Lady up
17-24 1s repeat bars 9-16 and 1s end by turning in to face 1st corners
25-32 1s dance 'Hello Goodbye setting and end facing 2nd corners
33-40 1s dance full diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners and end by passing LSh to face 2nd corners again
41-48 1s dance reel of 3 (on opp sides) giving RSh to 2nd corner, 1s cross to own side (M up to top and L down to bottom) as 3s cast into 2nd place

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

My Heather Hills
Derek Haynes   Carnforth Coll 2
Jig   3 x 48 bars   3 Couple Dance   3 Couple Set   Lengthwise Set
On the second chord, 1M cast to 3rd place WHILE 3M lead up to 1st place:

1-4      1s turn by the right 1½ times;
5-8      1s cast to 2nd place (opposite sides) WHILE 2L move up and 2M move down;
9-16    diagonal rights and lefts (1L always going diagonally up and 1M diagonally down);
17-24  repeat bars 9-16, finishing facing first corner positions;
25-32  1s hello-goodbye setting, starting with first corner position (3s) finishing facing 2nd corner positions;
33-40  1s with 2s (in second corner positions) diagonal reel of 4;
41-46  1s reels of 3 on opposite sides, starting with right shoulder to second corner positions;
47-48  3s cast (L up, M down) to 2nd place WHILE 1L cross down to 3rd place WHILE 1M cross up to 1st place.

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

Dance Notes

5-8      1s must take their time otherwise a long wait for bar 9.
9-24    diagonal rights and lefts (1L always working at the top and 1M always at the bottom).
40       Second corners (2s) flow straight from reel of 4 into reel of 3 with 1s following.
46       2s stop on reaching second corners' positions again.
47-48  3s continue reeling to 2nd place.

Dance Information

Also see - Land Of The Heather Hills dance by Barry Priddey.

Heather Hills

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