The Summer Assembly

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE SUMMER ASSEMBLY (R88) Sq.Set R Goldring RSCDS Bk 35
1-16 All turn RH and Ladies dance on 1 place clockwise and all set to new partners, turn new prtnrs RH, Ladies dance on 1 pl (pass RSh) and set to new prtnrs
17-32 Repeat bars 1-16 but all turn LH and Men dancing on anticlockwise (pass LSh)
33-48 1s+3s dance RH across then 1M and 3M followed by ptnrs dance cl'wise round outside of set back to original places 2nd and 4th couples repeat
49-56 All Ladies dance Figs of 8 round their partners and corners (start by passing in front of partners)
57-64 All Men dance Figs of 8 round their partners and corners (start by passing in front of partners)
65-80 1s+3s change places (3s making an arch) and set, repeat back to places with 1s making the arch, 2nd and 4th repeat
81-88 All circle 8H round and back

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

The Summer Assembly
Roy Goldring   RSCDS Book 35
Reel   88 bars   4 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Square Set

1-4      All turn by the right;
5-6      Mn face anticlockwise WHILE Ls dance clockwise one place;
7-8      all set;
9-16    repeat bars 1-8;
17-20  all turn by the left;
21-22  Ls face clockwise WHILE Mn dance anticlockwise one place;
23-24  all set;
25-32  repeat bars 17-24, finishing on opposite sides of the set;
33-36  1s3s right hands across;
37-40  1M followed by 1L dance behind 2s WHILE 3M followed by 3L dance behind 4s, 1s 3s finishing in original places;
41-44  2s4s right hands across;
45-48  2M followed by 2L dance behind 3s WHILE 4M followed by 4L dance behind 1s, 2s4s finishing in original places;
49-56  Ls dance figures of 8 on the side, starting by passing in front of partner and casting round him;
57-64  Mn dance figures of 8 on the side, starting by passing in front of partner and casting round her;
65-66  1s lead under 3s arch;
67-68  1s 3s set to partners;
69-70  3s lead under 1s arch;
71-72  1s 3s set to partners;
73-80  repeat bars 65-72, 2s dancing as 1s, 4s as 3s;
81-88  8 hands round and back.

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

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