Adam Forrester Of Knocksheen's Night Out
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Adam Forrester of Knocksheen's Night OutMaggie and Duncan Keppie Burns Night In The Annapolis Valley:
4x32 bar Jig
4-couple dance in longways set
1-8 RIGHT HAND TURN AND CHASE: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd couples turn partner by the right hand once around and then chase clockwise ½ way round to opposite side of the set;
9-16 LEFT HAND TURN AND CHASE: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd couples turn partner by the left hand once around and then chase anticlockwise ½ way round to original places;
17-20 1ST COUPLE CHASE: 1st man casts off one place, followed by his partner, dances towards the middle joining nearer hands with partner begin to dance up;
21-24 TURN 2ND COUPLE: 2nd couple faces down, and turn once round, 1st woman and 2nd man left hands, 1st man and 2nd woman right hands;
25-32 UP AND DOWN: 1st couple dance up the middle for 2 bars, cross over and cast off to 4th place on own side; AS 2nd couple follow 1st couple up the middle for 4 bars and cast to 1st place on own side; (3rd and 4th couples step up on bars 29-30).
Repeat with new top couple.
(Dance crib compiled by the devisers, Maggie and Duncan Keppie)
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