Beth Wilson's Delight
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Beth Wilson's Delight A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a four couple longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published In Whetherly Book 3.1-6 Three quarters of a figure eight with turning:
1-2 first couple cross over to second place on the opposite side whilst second couple cast up;
3-4 first man and second lady turn half way with the left hand whilst first lady and second man turn half way with the right hand;
5-6 first couple cross back to second place on own side whilst second couple cast up into first place.
7-8 First and third ladies turn with the right hand whilst first and third men turn with the left hand. First couple finish in second place facing out.
9-16 First couple dance a figure of eight on their own side of the set, commencing by casting up; on
bars 15 and 16 first couple complete the figure of eight by dancing up with hands joined to finish back to back in the middle of the set facing own side. Meanwhile second and third couples dance rights and lefts.
17-24 First couple dance double triangles with second and third couples.
25-32 All three couples dance six hands round in a circle to the left for four bars and back to the right.
Repeat from second place.
(Dance crib compiled by Alison Mitchell, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2020)
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Recommended tune: Beth Wilson's Delight.(Dance information by Alison Mitchell, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2020)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 3, reproduced here under this Creative Commons Attribution - NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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