Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Animals Lit Up Two By Two

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE ANIMALS LIT UP TWO BY TWO (R4x40) 4C set Rachel Wignall Dunedin Dances Book 6
2 chords - 2nd chord 2s and 4s cross to opposite sides

1- 8 1s+2s and 3s+4s set and link; 1L+4M and 1M+4L turn LH. (2)1(4)3
9-16 1s+4s dance Ladies' Chain (across the dance) with an extra ½ LH turn on bars 15-16 to end (2)4(1)3
17-24 Reels of 4 on sides but instead of pass LSh at end 1s+4s dance round to right BtoB facing corners. (2)1(4)3
25-32 Puffin Reels:
 2s+3s dance diagonal reel of 4 (LH across in centre) while
 1s+4s dance ½ diagonal reel round corner, pass LSh, dance ½ diagonal reel round next anticlockwise corner, pass LSh to face 3rd corner. (2)4(1)3
33-40 2s+4s and 1s+3s dance RH across; all turn partner 1½ RH. 2(4)1(3)

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


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