Betty Paton

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 2 First and second couples join hands on the sides and set.
3- 4 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way.
5- 6 First and third couples join hands on the sides and set.
7- 8 First and third couples dance left hands across in a wheel half way.
9-12 Half reels of four on the sides of the set.
13-14 First and third couples set.
15-16 First and third couples turn with two hands and finish in the middle with both hands joined.
17-24 First and third couples dance a poussette to change places: third couple finish in second place (still on opposite sides).
25-32 All dance a dropout chain*:
25-26 first and second couples change places on the sides giving right hands, whilst third and fourth couples do the same, first couple are now in fourth place on their own sides and drop out of the chain;
27-28 third couple cross to own side giving left hands, whilst second and fourth couples change places on the sides giving left hands, fourth couple are now in third place on their own sides and drop out of the chain;
29-30 second and third couples change places on the sides giving right hands, third couple are now in second place on their own sides and drop out of the chain;
31-32 second couple cross to first place on own side giving left hands.

Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Betty Paton * The dropout chain is described in the appendix of this book.

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

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