The Canty Couple
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Canty Couple A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 15.1- 2 First and second couples join hands on the side and set.
3- 4 First and second couples cross giving right hand.
5- 8 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
9-12 First and second couples turn once with the right hand.
13-16 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts (first lady does not complete the polite turn).
17-20 First and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
21-24 First and third ladies turn once with the right hand, first and third men do the same.
25-32 Grand chain for three couples; to commence second couple cross at the top as first and third couples change places on the sides all giving right hand.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Canty Couple
(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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