Rothesay Rant

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

ROTHESAY RANT (J4x32) Sq.Set A Holden SCDs

1- 8 All ½ turn partners RH retain hold and give LH to next person and all set (M facing out), ½ turn next person LH and all set end Ladies turning in
9-16 1s+3s (in 2nd and 4th places) dance ½ Ladies Chain and ½ RandL
17-24 2s+4s dance ½ Ladies Chain, 2s+4s dance ½ RandL
25-32 All circle 8H round and back. 4123

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

Rothesay Rant
Anna Holden   12 Scottish Country Dances, Birmingham RSCDS
Jig   4 x 32 bars   4 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Square Set

1-2      All cross by the right on the sides with partners, finishing in a circle, Mn facing out, Ls in;
3-4      all balance;
5-6      all cross by the left on the sides with second corners, finishing 4L2M 1L3M 2L4M 3L1M in the square set, Ls facing out, Mn in;
7-8      all balance;
9-12    1s3s half ladies' chain;
13-16  1s3s half rights and lefts;
17-20  2s4s half ladies' chain;
21-24  2s4s half rights and lefts, finishing 4s1s2s3s;
25-32  8 hands round and back, finishing 4s1s2s3s.

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

Dance Notes

3-8      Balance with straight arms, as in St. Andrew's cross, to form a zig-zag circle.
9-12    On the second and fourth times through, the previous 2s and 4s start the first half ladies' chain.
9-24    All very quick.

The Rothesay Rant (revised)
Anna Holden   12 Scottish Country Dances, Birmingham RSCDS
Jig   4 x 32 bars   4 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Square Set
In this version, the crossing in bars 1-2 is changed to "by the left" and in 5-6 to "by the right" so that 1s and 3s are facing appropriately for bar 9.

1-2      All cross by the left with partners, finishing in a circle, Mn facing out, Ls in;
3-4      all balance;
5-6      all cross by the right with second corners, finishing 4L2M 1L3M 2L4M 3L1M in the square set, Ls facing in, Mn out);
7-8      all balance;
9-12    1s3s half ladies' chain;
13-16  1s3s half rights and lefts;
17-20  2s4s half ladies' chain;
21-24  2s4s half rights and lefts, finishing 4s1s2s3s;
25-32  8 hands round and back, finishing 4s1s2s3s.

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

Dance Notes

3-8      Balance with straight arms, as in double triangles, to form a zig-zag circle.
9-12    On the second and fourth times through, the previous 2s and 4s start the first half ladies' chain.
9-24    All very quick but a much easier start than in the standard version.
29-32  On the last time through, it's more fun to continue with 8 hands round to the left again and to finish with a "hooch" but, in a demo, only if this is the last dance of a sequence.

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