Balboa Park

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 1M+2L turn RH while 1L and 2M change places by dancing round the outside of the set
5- 8 1s+2s set to partners on the sides and ½ turn RH
9-12 1s+2s dance 4H ½ way round for 2 steps to finish Men facing down, Ladies up. They set up and down the set, Ladies turning inward and joining nearer hands to face down
13-16 1M+2M set to each other and change places RH while 1L+2L dance down the middle, cross and cast to 4th place while 3s and 4s step up, petronella into the middle to face out to appropriate corner
17-22 All dance ½ RSh interlocking reels of 4
23-24 1s+2s dance clockwise to the next corner while 3s+4s dance ½ LH round to positions at the beginning of the reel
25-30 All 4 couples dance ½ an interlocking RSh reel of 4 to finish at bar 30 with all on opposite sides. (1)(4)(3)(2)
31-32 All set
33-64 Repeat bars 1-32 with a new top at the opposite end. Bar 33 begins with original 2M and 3L turning RH

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