Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Apéro

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE APÉRO (J32) Circle Shona Holmes, 2025
Circle, Man has Lady on his right

1- 8 All dance Grand Chain changing places RH with partner to start and passing 4 dancers in total (2 bars per hand)
9-16 All turn 5th dancer RH to face in, retain RH and advance into centre. Man passes Lady in front into next place clockwise
17-24 Ladies ½ turn new partner RH, lead out and pass new partner in front into next place clockwise and turn next dancer LH
25-32 All circle left, pull back LSh and chase back

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagram


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