DanceStrictly, this imperative form should appear in Scottish Country Dance instructions before every Figure (for example, Reel of three or Hands across but not Set or Cast) where the name of the Figure does not include a verb though it is obviously implied and so is usually omitted; it must be included for a movement such as Dance Down Inside The set (as for the leftmost dancer on the Men's Side in Set and link). It is a convenient term to precede a description of the path to be followed when one or more dancers are to Travel in a way not defined by a standard term. It is sometimes unhelpfully used to differentiate between Taking Nearer hands and Taking Right hands when Leading; the explicit form is better and is needed anyway when Leading Taking Left hands. The reference form, Dance, is not used for the more general meaning of performing the complete set of Figures which make up the whole dance or for the substantive forms. Links to Pages Related to 'Dance'
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