Perpetuum Mobile

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

PERPETUUM MOBILE (J4x40) 4C set F Szemeredi Budapest SCDs

1- 8 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across, 2s and 3s cross LH while 1s+4s chase clockwise ½ way
9-16 4s+2s dance Ladies a Men's Chain (RH in middle) while 3s+1s dance (normal) Men's Chain ending with 4L+2M and 3L+1M turning RH 1½ times
17-24 All dance RSh reels of 4 on the sides and end with 4s and 1s facing out
25-28 All Bal-in-Line, all ¾ turn RH person on right into lines of 4 across with 4s and 1s in middle facing up/down
29-32 All Bal-in-Line and all ¾ turn RH person on right onto sides
33-36 2s+4s chase clockwise ¾ round square to end on opposite sides with 1s+3s dancing likewise
37-40 2s+4s also 1s+3s cross (Ladies pass between Men) and Ladies change places RH to end 4 213

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

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