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Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 1s+3s set, turn RH to face out
5- 8 1s+2s+3s+4s dance ½ mirror reels of 4 on sides (1s+3s dance out/down to start), 3s and 1s finish BtoB in middle of set (Men facing up, Ladies facing down). 43215
9-16 All dance Double Crown Triangles: (4s take hands with 3M, 2s face across and take hands with 3L and 1M, 5s take hands with 1L)
 9-10 All set, on bar 10 3s and 1s move clockwise to face opposite sides and take hands with dancers on sides while 4s and 5s move to face across
 11-12 All set facing across, on bar 12 3s and 1s move clockwise to finish BtoB while 4s and 5s move to face down/up
 13-16 Repeat bars 9-12 to finish 43215 (same positions as at end of bar 8)
17-20 3s and 1s dance ½ diagonal reels of 4 with 2nd corners. On bar 20 3s and 1s pass ¾ LSh to face 1st corners
21-24 Repeat bars 17-20 with 1st corners to face 4th corners
25-28 3s and 1s dance ½ diagonal reels of 4 with 4th corners to finish on own sides facing down. 53214
29-32 3s+2s+1s+4s dance ½ mirror reels of 4 on own sides (3s and 1s dance in/down to begin). On bars 31-32, 4s dance up to 1st place passing behind 5s who step down to 2nd place. 45123

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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Keith started at the end of 1991 and reached his 5000th in March 2020, an average of around one every two days for 29 years.

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