Burning Sands

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 2 First and second couples join hands on the sides and set.
3- 4 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way.
5- 8 First lady and second man turn one and a half times with the right hand, whilst first man and second lady dance round in a clockwise circle to their original places.
9-16 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel and back with the left hand.
17-20 First man and second lady turn one and a half times with the left hand, whilst first lady and second man dance round in a anticlockwise circle half way to each other's original place.
21-22 First and second couples dance left hands across in a wheel half way.
23-24 First and second couples join hands on the sides and set.
25-32 First and second couples dance rights and lefts.
33-34 First couple cross giving right hand.
35-36 First couple cast off into second place, second couple step up.
37-40 First couple dance a half figure of eight round second couple, crossing up to commence.
41-48 First and second couples dance four hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.

Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Burning Sands Of Egypt

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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