Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Amstel Court

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

AMSTEL COURT (S3x32) 3C set Ann Dix Reel Friends 3

1- 8 All set and turn 2H to face down, 1s dance down while 2s and 3s cast up and follow, on bar 8 all turn in to face up
9-16 All dance up, cross and cast to partner's original place, all set and cross RH
17-24 1s set, cast 1 place, dance down, cast up 1 place and all dance in for...
25-32 All dance Allemande to end 312

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


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Dance Information

Devised for Mervyn C Short (also a deviser and an RSCDS teacher) for his 40th birthday. The dance was named after a place at which Mervyn lived.

The original tune for this dance is 'Amstel Court' by George Meikle.

Amstel Court
The Green, Nearby Amstel Court


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