Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Braes Of Busby

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THE BRAES OF BUSBY (S8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Book 9

1- 8 1s set Highland Schottische and turn 2H 1¾ times ending with 1L between 2s facing down and 1M between 3s facing up
9-16 2s+1s+3s set Highland Schottische and turn opposite person 2H 1½ times to change places
17-24 All set Highland Schottische and turn 2H 1½ times, end 1L facing 2L and 1M facing 3M
25-32 1s dance RSh reels of 3 across (1L with 2s and 1M with 3s) ending in 2nd places on own sides

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


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Braes are what the Scottish call the sloping banks of a river-valley, slope or hillside. Busby is a small village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, about 8 miles (12 Km) south of Glasgow.

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