Lead Down And Up

The dance term Lead down and up is simply a combination of Lead down and Lead up to Original Places.

It is a particularly common Figure in older dances such as Petronella and Cumberland Reel (both in RSCDS Book I).

Normally, 8 bars are allocated to this though there are many exceptions:

• in The Sailor, 4 bars only (17-20);

• in Cabbages and Kings, 6 bars (9-14).

For example, here are some Scottish Country Dances in which the term, Lead down and up, is used in either the Minicrib or the Maxicrib Dance instructions or both -
Airyhall Delight
Brechin Lassies.
Caberfei
Clydebank Strathspey
Cumberland Jig.
Findlay's Jig
Happy Potter
Margaret Parker's Strathspey.
Robert Little's Strathspey
Shiftin' Bobbins.
Side By Side
Tomalena

Figures

Travelling

Advance
Advance and Retire
Dos-à-dos
Lead
Lead Down
Lead Down And Up
Lead Out Of The Side
Lead Out Of The Side, Crossing
Lead Up
Pass
Petronella Turn With Skip Change
Promenade Round
Retire
Slip Down
Slip Down And Up
Slip Up

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