Campbell's Frolic
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
CAMPBELL'S FROLIC (J8x32) 3C (4C set) David Rutherford RSCDS Book 151- 8 1s+2s set, dance RH across, 1s cast to 2nd place as 2s lead up to top
9-16 1s+3s set, dance LH across, 1s cast to 3rd place as 3s dance up to 2nd place
17-24 1s set, lead up to top and cast to 2nd place own sides (3s step down 19-20)
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
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Campbell's Frolic is a Scottish Country Dance originally published by John Johnson in 1751 as "Campbel's Frolick" and interpreted by the RSCDS in Book 15, published 1949.The RSCDS attributes this figure to David Rutherford, who did publish it, but Johnson did so earlier.
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Campbell's Frolic Crib - Before Minicrib
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