Welcome To The Dance

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

WELCOME TO THE DANCE (J32) Round the Room Dance 2 facing 2 E Vandegrift Let's All dance

1- 8 All circle 4H round and back
9-16 All dance RH across and LH back
17-24 All turn opposite person RH and LH
25-32 All Adv+Ret and pass RSh through opposite couple to face next couple

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

Welcome To The Dance
Elinor M Vandegrift   Let's All Dance
Jig   # x 32 bars   2 Couple Repeat   2 Couple Set   Progressive
1s face 2s around the room, 1s going clockwise, 2s anticlockwise.

1-8      All 4 hands round and back;
9-16    All 4 hands across and back;
17-20  1M2L 1L2M turn by the right;
21-24  1M2L 1L2M turn by the left;
25-28  1s 2s advance and retire;
29-32  1M2L 1L2M advance, pass giving right shoulder, take nearer hands with partner and continue to meet the next couple.

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

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