The Royal Yacht Britannia

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA (R8x40) 3C (4C set) J Drewry RSCDS Bk 43

1- 8 1s set, dance down to 2nd place and out own side, cast round to left and into middle (2nd place) LSh to LSh (on opposite sides)
9-16 1s dance RH across (Lady with 2M+3M and Man with 2L+3L) and LH across with 2s+3s on own sides 1s end passing LSh to face 1st corners
17-24 1s set to 1st corners, 1s dance RSh round each other to face 2nd corners, set and dance round each other to 2nd place own side facing out
25-32 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on own sides (1s giving RSh to person on their right)
33-40 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back

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

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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former Royal Yacht of the British royal family, the 83rd such vessel since the restoration of King Charles II in 1660.

She is the second Royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the famous racing cutter built for The Prince of Wales in 1893 and is now permanently moored as an exhibition ship at Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Royal Yacht Britannia Photograph
The Royal Yacht Britannia

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