Bobby Watson
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Bobby Watson A forty bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 4 First and second couples set and cross giving right hand.
5- 8 First and second couples set and turn with the left hand half way to finish ready for an allemande.
9-16 First and second couples dance an allemande, on bars 15 & 16 first couple turn with the left hand to finish facing out on the men's side with a promenade hold.
17-24 First couple in promenade hold dance a reel of three with their first corners, passing second man by the right to commence.
25-32 First couple dance a reel of three with their second corners, passing third man by the left to commence.
33-36 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
37-40 First and third couples dance left hands across in a wheel.
Repeat from second position. Recommended tune: Bobby Watson
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 12, 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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