Bert McCroskie
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
BERT MCCROSKIE (R5x32) 5C set John W Mitchell Whetherly Book 151- 8 All set; 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 down round 2s while 5s dance ½ Fig of 8 up round 4s; 1s and 5s ¾ turn partners RH
9-16 1s+2M also 5s+4L dance RH across, 1L and 5M pass RSh; 1s+3L also 5s+3M dance LH across
17-20 1s+4M also 5s+2L dance RH across
21-24 1L followed by 1M dances down between 4s, separate and cast to 4th place own side while 5M followed by 5L dances up between 2s and cast to 2nd place own side (2s and 4s step down/up 21-22) 25314
25-28 5s+3s also 1s+4s dance ½ R&L. 2(3)(5)(4)(1)
29-32 1s and 3s turn partners 1½ RH to own sides while 5+4s dance ½ R&L. 23451
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Bert McCroskie A thirty-two bar Reel for five couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 15.
1- 2 All join hands on the sides and set.
3- 6 First couple dance a half figure of eight round second couple, crossing down to commence; whilst fifth couple dance a half figure of eight round fourth couple, crossing up to commence.
7- 8 First and fifth couples turn three quarters with the right hand.
9-12 First couple dance right hands across in a wheel with second man, whilst fifth couple dance right hands across in a wheel with fourth lady; as the wheels finish first lady and fifth man pass right shoulder.
13-16 First couple dance left hands across in a wheel with third lady, whilst fifth couple dance left hands across in a wheel with third man.
17-20 First couple dance right hands across in a wheel with fourth man, whilst fifth couple dance right hands across in a wheel with second lady.
21-24 First lady followed by first man dances down between fourth couple, they divide and cast up into fourth place on own sides, whilst fifth man followed by fifth lady dances up between second couple, they divide and cast off into second place on own sides; on bars 21 & 22 second couple step up and fourth couple step down.
25-28 Fifth and third couples dance half rights and lefts, whilst first and fourth couples do the same.
29-32 First and third couples turn with the right hand one and a half times to own side of the set, whilst fourth and fifth couples dance half rights and lefts.
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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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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