Ainster Fisherman
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Ainster Fisherman A thirty-two bar Reel for four couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 4.1- 4 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
5- 8 First, second and third couples dance a half a reel of three on own side of the set, firsts and seconds pass by the right to commence.
9-12 Third and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel, first and fourth couples do the same.
13-16 All four couples dance a half a reel of four on own sides of the set, passing by the right shoulder to commence.
17-20 All four couples join both hands with partner and slip down the middle. Fourth couple to finish at original position.
21-24 First, second and third couples slip up the middle to original places, passing under an arch made by fourth couple.
25-32 First couple cast off into second place, cross over giving right hands in passing, cast off into third place, cross over giving left hand in passing and cast off into fourth place on own side.
Repeat with new top couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 4, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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