Banks Hornpipe
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Banks Hornpipe A thirty-two bar Hornpipe for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 5.1- 8 First couple lead down the middle and back to finish in original places facing out.
9-14 First and second couples dance three quarters of a double figure of eight, to commence first couple cast off whilst second couple cross up into first place on opposite side. Second couple finish in first place on own side and first couple finish in second place on opposite side.
15-16 First couple turn with the left hand to face first corners.
17-24 First couple turn first corner with the right hand, partner with the left hand, second corner with the right hand and then cross back to own side giving left hand, to finish in second place facing out.
25-32 Second, first and third couples dance reels of three on the sides, to commence first and third ladies pass by the right shoulder whilst first and third men pass by the left shoulder.
Repeat from second place.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 5, 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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