The Tattie Bogle

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE TATTIE BOGLE 1 (J8x32) 3C (4C set) D Haynes Carnforth Coll 1

1- 8 1s set, cross down RH and face partner, set and turn LH to face 1st corners
9-16 1s set to 1st corners, full turn corner RH to dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners and pass LSh to face 2nd corners
17-24 1s set to 2nd corners, full turn corner RH to dance a ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners and into centre
25-32 1M dances RH across with 3s (in 1st place) and 1L dances with 2s, 1s end in 2nd place opposite sides and 2s+1s+3s chase clockwise ½ way

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

The Tattie Bogle
Derek Haynes   Carnforth Collection 1
Jig   8 x 32 bars   3 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Lengthwise Set

1-2      1s set;
3-4      1s cross down to 2nd place;
5-6      1s set;
7-8      1s turn by the left to face first corners;
9-10    1s set to first corners;
11-12  1s turn first corners by the right;
13-16  1s half diagonal reel of four with first corners, finishing by passing left shoulders to face second corners;
17-24  repeat bars 9-16 with second corners, finishing on the centre line, M above L;
25-28  3s1M (at top) 1L2s right hands across, finishing 3s1s2s on opposite sides;
29-32  all chase clockwise halfway to finish 2s1s3s on own sides.

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

Dance Information

In the United Kingdom where the use of scarecrows as a protector of crops dates from time immemorial and where dialects were rife, there are a wide range of alternative names for scarecrows, such as Tattie bogle (in Scotland), Bodach-rocais meaning "old man of the rooks"

A Tattie Bogle Scarecrow

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