Braes Of Atholl
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
BRAES OF ATHOLL (S8x40) 3C (4C set) Walsh (18C) RSCDS Book 81- 8 1s set, cast 1 place, set and cast 1 place (Lady up and Man down)
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 on 'diagonals' (1M with 2L+3L, LSh to 2L to start; 1L with 3M+2M, LSh to 3M to start; 2M+3L dance straight across set to enter reels)
17-24 1s pass RSh to dance reel of 3 on own sides (1M RSh to 2M, 1L RSh to 3L to start) 1s dance extra loop to end facing 1st corners
25-32 1s set to and turn 1st corner, set to and turn 2nd corner, finish in middle nearer hands joined facing Men's side (1L on 1M LH side)
33-40 1s dance out between 2M+3M, cast round nearer corner, meet in centre, dance out on Ladies' side, cast round nearer corner and dance to 2nd place
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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Braes of Athol is a Scottish Country Dance published by Walsh in 1731 and interpreted by the RSCDS in Book 8, published 1932.Walsh called the dance "Athol Brays"
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Braes are what the Scottish call the sloping banks of a river-valley, slope or hillside. Atholl is a large historical division in the Highlands of Scotland.
Cairn On The Atholl Estate At The Top Of The Steep Brae To The North Of Glen Banvie
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