The Auld Inn
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Auld Inn A forty bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 8 First couple dance down the middle and back.
9-16 First couple cast into second place, second couple step up, dance a half figure of eight round third couple and cross to finish in second place facing out.
17-20 Second and third couples dance half rights and lefts, whilst first couple cast slowly round their partner's first corner position to finish facing up and down the set.
21-24 First couple turn with the left hand to finish facing their own first corner person, who is in their partner's first corner position.
25-28 Half reel of four with first corners.
29-32 Half a reel of four with second corners.
33-40 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Auld Inn
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 14, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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