Wicked Willy

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

WICKED WILLY (Uilliam Dona) (R4x32) 4C set H Ways Bicentennial Bk+7 SCDs

1- 8 1s and 4s cross RH and cast 1 place, dance ½ Fig of 8 round end couples into centre facing corner just passed
9-16 1s and 4s dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting to face diagonally opposite corner
17-24 1s and 4s turn corner person RH and dance LH across once round to end on opposite sides
25-32 Bottom 2 couples dance ½ RandL, then middle 2 couples dance ½ RandL

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

Wicked Willie
H Ways   Bicentennial Book+ 7 SCDs
Reel   4 x 32 bars   4 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Lengthwise Set

1-4      1s 4s cross by the right and cast inwards;
5-8      1s 4s half figures of 8 round 2s 3s, finishing back to back facing out diagonally;
9-16    1s4s hello-goodbye setting;
17-20  4s 1s turn corners by the right (always the same person);
21-24  4s1s left hands across;
25-28  1s3s (at the bottom) half rights and lefts;
29-32  4s3s half rights and lefts, finishing 2s3s4s1s.

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

Dance Notes

3-4      2s step up WHILE 3s step down.
5-8      Need to be quick; it's slightly more than half figures of 8.
8         1s 4s finish facing the corner they just danced round (M to M, L to L).
16       1s 4s finish facing the opposite corner (M to L, L to M).
17-20  At every repeat of the whole dance, turn the same person.

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