Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Alice Ferguson Of Seaforth

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

ALICE FERGUSON OF SEAFORTH (J4x32) 4C set Lydia Hedge Nova Scotia Collection 2017

1- 8 1s cross RH, cast (2s step up), dance in front of 3s, behind 4s (4s step up) to 4th place
9-16 4s+1s dance ½ R&L; 3s+1s dance ½ R&L
17-20 2s+1s dance ½ R&L. 1(2)(3)(4)
21-24 All advance (2 bars), 2s+3s+4s ½ turn partner 2H and all retire (2 bars) to end facing up/down. 1234
25-28 ½ mirror reels of 4 on sides (Men RSh, Ladies LSh). 4321
29-32 1s stand, 4s+3s+2s dance ½ mirror reels of 3 on sides (4M+3M pass RSh, 4L+3L pass LSh). 2341

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


Dance Information

This dance was devised by Lydia Hedge for Alice Ferguson on the occasion of a special birthday and to thank her for her many years of devoted convener-ship of the Seaforth Scottish Country Dance class in Nova Scotia.

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