Awa Wi Your Witchcraft

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 First couple turn one and a half times with the right hand.
5- 8 First man and second lady turn one and a half times with the left hand; first lady and second man do the same.
9-16 First, second and third couples dance reels of three on the sides of the set; to commence first man and third lady pass by the right, as do first lady and third man; at the end of the reel first and third men dance out to the sides and first and third ladies dance into the centre of the set to finish back to back, first lady facing third man and third lady facing first man.
17-24 First and third couples dance a reel of four; at the end of the reel first couple finish facing down and third couple facing up in a line across the set, the ladies join left hands and give right hands to the men.
25-26 First and third couples balance in line.
27-30 Commencing with a quarter turn with the right hand into the side lines, first and third couples dance a chase: first lady followed by first man casting up and crossing to second place on own side whilst third lady followed by third man casts off and crosses to third place on opposite side.
31-34 First and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
35-38 First and second couples dance left hands across in a wheel; at the same time third couple turn one and a half times with the right hand to own side of the set.
39-40 All join hands on the sides and set.

Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Awa Wi Your Witchcraft O'Beauty's Alarms

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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