Calabria
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Calabria A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 2 First couple cast off behind second couple who step up.
3- 4 First couple turn three quarters with the right hand.
5- 8 Six hands round to the left in a circle.
9-16 First couple pass first corners by the right shoulder to start reels of three across the dance, man with third couple and lady with second couple.
17-24 Reels of three on opposite side, first couple pass second corners by the left shoulder to commence.
25-28 First couple turn second corner with the right hand and partner with the left hand.
29-30 First and second men turn with the right hand whilst first and third ladies do the same.
31-32 First couple turn with the left hand.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Calabria
(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 13, 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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