Bridesmen And Groomsmaids

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 All Set - 1s +2s set advance to opposite side pos. 2½+ 3 while 3s cast to 2nd pos. 5-8 3s + 1s set advance to opposite side pos. 3 + 3½ while 2s cast to pos. 2 2s + 3s turn once round (M L and L R) while 1s cast to 1st pos.
9-12 2s long cast up round 1s and dance down.
13-16 2M left hands across with 1L+3M while 2L right hands across with 1M+3L ending in a row across the dance facing down (3M-1L-2M-2L-1M-3L).
17-20 2M with 1L on his left +3M and 2L with 1M on her right+ 3L (all nearer hands) lead down six in a row, on bar 19 2s dance on below while 1s dance under 2s arms and in to meet all with partners facing up (123).
21-24 dance up and turn both hands ready for half Poussette (3s turn both hands to own side).
25-32 1s + 2s half Poussette, 1s turn both hands four bars close in and twirl out to third position. 2s finish on bar 28 on side lines in first position.

Repeat from new positions.

(Dance crib compiled by Martin McWilliam, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2019)

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Over many byways they found each other through the dance. They married on the 14th December 2010.

(Dance information by Martin McWilliam, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2019)

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