Captain Pringle Of Yair
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Captain Pringle Of Yair A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set., devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 8.1- 2 First couple turn by the right hand to face out on own side.
3- 4 First couple cast off into second place, second couple step up.
5- 8 First man dances up between second couple and casts off behind second lady whilst first lady dances down between third couple and casts up behind third man. First couple finish facing their first corners.
9-16 Corners pass and turn by the left hand:
9-12 first corners dance in to the centre passing dancing couple by the left, turn with the left hand and dance out to place, whilst first couple dance out passing corners by the left, cast round to their left, dance in and turn by the left hand to face their second corners;
13-16 repeat with second corners to finish facing third corner.
17-20 First man dances up between second couple and casts off into second place on own side, whilst first lady dances down between third couple and casts up into second place on own side; at the same time second and third couples set and cross over giving right hand to partner to finish facing up and down the set on the sidelines.
21-24 First couple turn one and a half times with the left hand to finish facing their first corner positions. Meanwhile second and third ladies set and change places on the men's side of the set, giving right hand in passing whilst second and third men do the same on the ladies' side of the set.
25-28 First couple dance a half reel of four on the first diagonal, passing left shoulder to face their second corner positions.
29-32 First couple dance a half a reel of four on the second diagonal and cross over to second place on own side giving right hand in passing. Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Captain Pringle of Yair
(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 8, 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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