Figure Of Eight Across

The dance term Figure of eight across is an 8-bar combination of Cross up and Cast down or Cross down and Cast up, starting with either the Crossing or the Casting movement, and then repeated from the new Place; the Scottish Country Dancer Finishes in the Place in which s/he started.

For example, here are some Scottish Country Dances in which the term, Figure of eight across, is used in either the Minicrib or the Maxicrib Dance instructions or both -
Collie Law
Haggis Thrash
Harvest Moon
Hidden Valley
Jag's Jig
Miss Stevenson's Fancy
Quincentenary Jig
Royal Town
Teacher's Pet
There And Back
Touch Of Disblair

Figures

Figure Of Eight

Figure Of Eight Across
Figure Of Eight Across Halfway
Figure Of Eight On The Side