Exchange Positions

The term Exchange positions is used when pairs of Scottish Country Dancers Finish a Figure each in the other's Position; the Figure is often one of the forms of Crossing.

For example, here is a Scottish Country Dance in which the term, Exchange positions, is used in either the Minicrib or the Maxicrib Dance instructions or both -
Lanes Of Au.

Figures

Arches
Casting
Chains
Chasing
Cross And Cast
Crossing
Dance
Drop
Exchange Places
Exchange Positions
Figure Of Eight
Figures Of Eight
Hands Across
Hands Round
On The Spot
Petronella Movements
Polite Turn
Poussette Movements
Pull Left Shoulder Back
Pull Right Shoulder Back
Reel
Reel(s) Of Four
Reel(s) Of Three
Set And Cast
Setting
Standing
Step Down
Step Up
Tandem
Travelling
Turn And Cast
Turning
While

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