Beinn Alligin
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Beinn Alligin A twenty-four bar Reel for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 15.1- 4 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts, third and fourth couples do the same.
5- 8 First and fourth couples dance half rights and lefts; first lady and fourth man finish facing out (they do not complete the polite turn).
9-16 Reels of four on the sides of the set.
17-18 Second and fourth couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way; first and third couples do the same.
19-20 All join hands on the sides and set.
21-22 First and fourth couples cross to own side giving right hand.
23-24 First couple cast up into third place and fourth couple cast off into second place; second couple step up and third couple step down. Finish in the order 2, 4, 1, 3.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Polwarth On The Green
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 15, 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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