Balmullo House

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 All join hands on the sides and advance and retire.
5- 8 All dance back to back with partners.
9-16 Second and fourth couples turn partner and corners:
9-10 Second and fourth couples turn three quarters with the right hand;
11-12 Second and fourth couples turn first corners with the left hand;
13-14 Second and fourth couples turn with the right hand;
15-16 Second and fourth couples turn second corners with the left hand; to finish with second man between first couple facing down, second lady facing up back to back (between third couple) with fourth man facing down and fourth lady between fifth couple facing up.
17-24 Second and fourth couples dance a reel of four.
25-28 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel three quarters round, fourth and fifth couples do the same.
29-32 First and second ladies turn with the right hand, first and second men do the same, to finish with first couple back to back between second couple who are on their own sides of the set: fourth and fifth ladies and fourth and fifth men turn similarly, to finish with fifth couple back to back between fourth couple who are on their own sides of the set.
33-40 First and second couples dance a reel of four across the set, first couple omit the final pass by the left shoulder to finish in the middle of the set facing the top with nearer hands joined; fourth and fifth couples do the same, fifth couple also omit the final pass by the left shoulder to finish in the middle of the set facing the top with nearer hands joined.
41-46 First couple followed by fifth couple dance up between second couple and cast off to fifth place on opposite sides, fifth couple finish in fourth place on opposite sides: on bars 45 & 46 second, third and fourth couples step up.
47-48 First and fifth couples cross giving right hands to own sides of the set.

Repeat with new top couple.

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

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