Bloomsbury Gold

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s lead down RH and cross below 3s, cast up, cross LH and cast to original places. On bar 8 all take Promenade hold with partner
9-16 1s+2s+3s dance Promenade ending with 1s casting to 2nd place. End 1s face in, 2s and 3s face out
17-20 2s+1s+3s dance ½ mirror reels of 3 on the sides. 1s take hands where possible. (To start, 1s dance in/down, 2s out/down, 3s out/up) 2s+3s finish the reel by looping into place
21-24 1s dance ½ RSh reels of 3 across (1M with 3s at the top, 1L with 2s at bottom)
25-32 All 3 couples dance Mixed Cross and Rotate:
 25-26 1s cross RH while 3s and 2s change RH on sides
 27-28 All 3 couples chase ¼ clockwise
 29-30 1s change RH up and down the dance, while 2L and 3L also 2M and 3M cross RH
 31-32 All 3 couples chase ¼ clockwise round the set. 213

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)