The Capon Tree
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Capon Tree A forty-eight bar Jig for four couples in a square set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 9.1- 4 All set and change places with partner giving right hand.
5-12 Eight hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
13-16 All set and change places with partner giving right hand
17-24 Double men's chain, men dance left hands across half way, turn opposite lady with the right hand and repeat back to place.
25-32 Half grand chain two steps to each hand, giving right hand to partner to commence.
33-36 All turn partner with right hand.
37-40 All turn corner with left hand, join right hand with partner to form a circle with the ladies facing out.
41-42 All balance in a circle, with pas de basque step.
43-44 Dance the first two steps of a Schiehallion reel: ladies cast into their partners' places whilst the men cross diagonally, all join hands to reform the circle in new positions.
45-46 All balance in a circle.
47-48 All dance two more steps of a Schiehallion reel: ladies cross diagonally whilst the men cast. First couple are now in second place, fourth couple at the top. Repeat three times to return to original places.
Recommended tune: The Capon Tree
(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 9, 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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