Altnabreac

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 2 First and fourth couples turn with the right hand.
3- 6 First lady followed by her partner casts off behind second lady and crosses to third place on opposite side. Meanwhile fourth man followed by his partner casts up behind third man and crosses to second place on opposite side; on bars 5 & 6 second couple step up and third couple step down.
7- 8 First and fourth couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way.
9-16 First and fourth couples dance four hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right: finishing on own sides of the set.
17-18 First and fourth couples turn with the left hand.
19-22 First lady followed by her partner casts up behind second lady and crosses to first place on the opposite side. Meanwhile fourth man followed by his partner casts off behind third man and crosses to fourth place on opposite side; on bars 21 & 22 second couple step down and third couple step up.
23-24 First and second couples dance left hands across in a wheel half way, third and fourth couples do the same; first couple finish in second place facing down and fourth couple finish in third place facing up.
25-28 First and fourth couples dance half rights and lefts, giving right hands on the sides to commence.
29-30 All join nearer hands on the sides and set.
31-32 All cross to own side giving right hand to partner. Finish in the order 2, 4, 1, 3.

Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Altnabreac

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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