Between Yews And Willows
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
BETWEEN YEWS AND WILLOWS (S3x32) 3C set Regina Freinbichler, Salzburg1- 8 1s dance down, turn 3s (Men RH, Ladies LH); 1s dance down below 3s and cast up to 1st place
9-16 1s+3s dance R&L ending 1M facing out while 2s turn 2H, face each other then set and dance RSh round each other to face again, pull back RSh and dance out to place
17-24 1M followed by 1L casts off 1 place, dances between 2L and 3L, casts behind 3L and into 3rd place own side (2s+3s step up 23-24). 231
25-32 1s dance up, turn 2s (Men LH, Ladies RH); 1s dance up between 2s and cast to 3rd place. 231
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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Regina Freinbichler named this dance after the yew tree which is used to extract the chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of ovarian cancer, and the willow tree, a symbol of hope and healing.
Willows At The Yews Farm
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