Callum's Square
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Callum's Square A thirty-two bar Strathspey, thirty-two bar Reel Medley for four couples in a square set. Strathspey Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 15.Strathspey
1- 4 First and third couples join nearer hands with partner and advance and retire.
5- 8 First man and third lady dance back to back, whilst third man and first lady do the same.
9-16 First man and third lady dance a figure of eight round second couple, crossing between second couple to commence. Meanwhile first lady and third man dance a similar figure of eight round fourth couple.
17-20 First and third couples dance half rights and lefts; they finish back to back with own partners between second and fourth couples.
21-24 First couple dance half a reel of four with second man and fourth lady, whilst third couple dance half a reel of four with second lady and fourth man.
25-28 Second couple dance half a ladies' chain with first lady and third man, whilst fourth couple dance half a ladies' chain with third lady and first man.
29-32 Eight hands round to the left in a circle half way to finish in a square.
Reel
1- 4 First man and second lady join nearer hands, as do third man and fourth lady, they advance
5- 8 First man and fourth lady dance back to back, whilst third man and second lady do the same.
9-16 First man and fourth lady dance a figure of eight round third lady and fourth man, crossing
17-20 First man, second lady, third man and fourth lady dance half rights and lefts; they finish back to
21-24 Third couple dance half a reel of four with second man and fourth lady, whilst first couple
25-28 Third couple dance half a ladies' chain with fourth man and second lady, whilst first couple
29-32 Eight hands round to the left in a circle half way to finish in a square.
Repeat the Strathspey and Reel to finish back in original positions. Recommended tunes: Strathspey: Wee Sammy; Reel: Callum Donaldson
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 15, 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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