Tapsalteerie

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

TAPSALTEERIE 1 (R6x40) 6C set R Clowes Green Lochan
Couples stand in 2 parallel sets facing partners with 1L and 2M, 3L and 4M, 5L and 6M BtoB

1- 8 1M+3L+6M also 1L+4M+6L dance ½ diagonal reels of 3 (1M giving RSh to 3L and 4M RSh to 6L), 2L+4M+5L also 2M+3L+5M dance ½ reel of 3 on other diagonal (4M gives RSh to 2L and 3L gives RSh to 5M)
9-16 3s+4s dance reel of 4 across
17-24 All set to partners, 3s+6s also 1s+4s dance ½ RH across while 2s+5s change places RH with partner, all set, 6s+2s also 5s+1s dance ½ LH across while 3s and 4s change LH with partner (now in order 326 parallel with 154 with 1M+3L BtoB)
25-32 Middle dancers (1M+5M+4M+3L+2L+6L) dance 6H round and back
33-40 Middle couples cast to right and dance DoSiDo with partner, all change places RH with partner to end on opposite sides 326 parallel with 154

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

TAPSALTEERIE 2 (J8x32) 3C (4C set) J Dulgenan Peerie

1- 8 1s+2s+3s set advancing and ½ turn 2H to face up, all dance up and cast on opposite sides. (3)(2)(1)
9-16 3s+2s+1s dance DoSiDo, all turn 1½ times into Prom hold facing up
17-20 3s+2s+1s dance a ½ Peerie Turn :-
' couples in prom hold ½ turn anticlockwise to face down with Men turning Ladies on to their left
21-24 1s followed by 2s+3s dance down and cast to orig places
25-32 1s dance down for 2 and set with hands joined and arms spread to form a diamond, 1s dance up and cast to 2nd place

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

TAPSALTEERIE 3 (M-S96+R96) Sq.Set N Mitchell Thistle Dubh 2

Strathspey
1- 8 1s+3s dance ½ RandL, set to partner and ½ turn RH to face out in prom hold
9-16 1s and 3s dance reels of 3 across (1s RSh to 4L and 3s RSh to 2L to start)
17-24 1s and 3s Promenade clockwise back to places while 2s+4s dance ½ RandL, 2s and 4s set to partner and ½ turn RH to face out in prom hold
25-32 2s and 4s dance reels of 3 up and down (2s RSh to 1L and 4s RSh to 3L to start)
33-40 2s and 4s Promenade clockwise back to places while 1s+3s dance RH across, all set to partner and turn RH
41-48 All set to corner and change places LH, set to next dancer and change places RH
49-56 Repeat bars 41-48 to end in opposite places
57-72 All dance full Schiehallion reels
73-80 All dance Grand Chain
81-88 All dance interlocking Reels of 4
89-96 All circle 8H round and back
Repeat in reel time

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

TAPSALTEERIE 4 (J8x32) 3C (4C set) M Turner+S Fogg

1- 8 1s lead down the middle, lead up crossing and cast round 3s into 2nd place middle RSh to RSh (facing own sides)
9-16 1s turn 2s (Ladies LH and Men RH), 1s turn 3s (Ladies LH and Men RH) ending in middle RSh to RSh (facing opposite sides)
17-20 1s dance out between 2s and 3s, cast round 1st corners (pstn) into middle RSh to RSh (1L facing down and 1M up) while 2s and 3s cross RH and set
21-24 1s dance up/down and cast round 2nd corners (pstn) into middle RSh to (RSh facing own sides) while 2s+3s change places LH on sides and set
25-28 1s dance out between 2s and 3s, cast round 3rd corners (pstn) into middle RSh to RSh (1L facing up and 1M down) while 2s and 3s cross RH and set
29-32 1s dance up/down and cast round 4th corners (pstn) 2nd place own sides while 2s+3s change places LH on sides and set

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

Dance Information

Tapsalteerie is Scottish for topsy-turvy, meaning chaotic, disorderly, mixed-up.

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