Blackberry Bush
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Blackberry Bush A thirty-two bar Reel for two couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 15.1- 2 First couple set.
3- 4 First couple cross giving right hand.
5- 8 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
9-12 First and second couples turn partner with the right hand one and a half times.
13-16 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
17-24 First and second couples dance a ladies' chain.
25-28 First man followed by first lady casts up behind second lady and crosses to own side of the set.
29-30 First man casts off into second place on own side whilst first lady dances down in front of second lady to second place on own side.
31-32 First and second couples join hands on the sides and set.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Blackberry Bush
(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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