Osgood Mackenzie Of Inverewe

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

OSGOOD MACKENZIE OF INVEREWE (R4x32) 4C set M Block

1- 8 1s+2s dance RH across and 3s+4s dance LH across, 1L also 3M (followed by their partners) chase clockwise to change ends
9-16 3s+2s dance RH across and 1s+4s dance LH across, 1s and 3s chase ½ way to end in line up/down centre with 1L and 3M facing in middle
17-24 1s+3s dance reel of 4 with 1L+3M passing LSh ending in original places
25-32 1s cast to 4th place as others step up, 2s and 3s turn RH as 4s and 1s turn LH

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

Osgood Mackenzie of Inverewe
Michael Block   Leaflet
Jig   4 x 32 bars   4 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Lengthwise Set

1-4      1s2s right hands across WHILE 3s4s left hands across;
5-8      1L followed by 1M cast to 3rd place (opposite sides) WHILE 3M followed by 3L cast to 1st place;
9-12    3s2s right hands across WHILE 1s4s left hands across;
13-16  1L followed by 1M cast up and face down above 2s WHILE 3M followed by 3L cast down and face up below 2s, 1M 3L holding back so that 1L 3M can pass giving left shoulder, finishing 1M3M1L3L on the centre line;
17-24  1M3M1L3L reel of 4 up and down;
25-28  1s cast to bottom WHILE 2s3s4s move up;
29-32  2s 3s turn by the right WHILE 4s 1s turn by the left, retaining hold ready to start again with hands across.

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

Dance Information

Inverewe Garden is a botanical garden in the Scottish Highlands, located just to the north of Poolewe in Wester Ross.

The garden was created in 1862 by Osgood Mackenzie on the 850 ha (2100 acres) estate surrounding Inverewe House. It covers some 20 ha (50 acres) and includes more than 2500 species of exotic plants. The garden has been the property of the National Trust for Scotland since it was gifted to the Trust along with a generous endowment for its future upkeep by Osgood's daughter Mairi Sawyer in 1952.

Part Of Inverewe Garden Created By Osgood Mackenzie

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