Auld Koofie

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

AULD KOOFIE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Ian Barbour

1- 8 1s set, cross down to 2nd place, 2s+1s+3s set and cross RH
9-16 2s+1s+3s set and link for 3, 1s dancing to their left dance a ½ reel of 3 across
17-24 2s+1s+3s dance reverse set and link for 3 couples (anticlockwise), 2s+3s chase anticlockwise ½ way while 1s turn LH to 2nd place own sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H back and round (circle right then left)

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

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In the Orkney Islands, located in Scotland, the term "koofie" is an old term employed to characterize a type of shellfish, specifically referring to larger varieties of clams.

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