Take Hands
In Scottish Country Dancing Take (hands) is the formal expression for all hand contact. While there are subtle variations which are identified in the description of each Figure, the following general principles apply.
There are two distinct forms: those in which the dancers do not move relative to each other, as in Set in line, Balance in line, Hands round and back and so on; and those in which the dancers pass each other as, for example, in Cross or Right and lefts.
The experienced dancer can be most helpful to the Beginner, or to any dancer not fully conversant with the dance, by starting to move the hands from the resting Position during the last bar preceding the Figure in which hands are to be Taken.
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