Anne Eltham's Fancy

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1-4 First couple dance down the middle with nearer hands joined, cast around third couple into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 and 4.
5-8 First couple, followed by second couple, dance down the middle with nearer hands joined, cast around third couple. First couple finishing in first place, second couple finishing outside second place facing up.
9-10 The couple in first place dance down the middle into third place, the couple outside second place dance up into first place and the couple in third place cast up to finish outside the sidelines opposite second place.
11-12 All three couples set.
13-16 Repeat bars 9-12 from new places.
17-24 Third, first and second couples dance a Quern progression*.
25-32 Second, first and third couples dance six hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.

Repeat from second place.

(Dance crib compiled by Alison Mitchell, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2020)

Dance Notes

Quern for two couples:
1-3 First and second couples turn partner with the right hand once round.
4-6 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way.
7-8 Second and first couples cross back to own side giving right hand in passing.
This should be danced as a continuous flowing movement in the middle of the set dancers should not return to the side lines at the end of bar 3 or bar 6.
After joining hands on bar 1 they should be retained until bar 8 when they will be released during the crossing back to own side of the set.

Quern for three couples:
1-3 All three couples turn partner with the right hand.
4-6 All three couples dance six hands across in a right hand wheel half way.
7-8 All three couples cross back to own side giving right hand in passing.
This should be danced as a continuous flowing movement as described for the two couple quern above.

(Dance notes compiled by Alison Mitchell, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2020)

Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams

Anne Eltham's Fancy - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Dance Instruction Videos

Dance Information

(Dance information by Alison Mitchell, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2020)

Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'Anne Eltham's Fancy' page