The Captain's House
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE CAPTAIN'S HOUSE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Holly Boyd RSCDS Graded 31- 8 1s turn RH (4 bars); cast (2s step up), cross LH to face out in 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides, 1s pass 2nd corner LSh to start. 1s finish facing 1st corners
17-24 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh, dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners finishing in 2nd place opposite sides. (3)(1)(2)
25-32 3s+1s+2s turn partners RH and dance clockwise ½ way round set to own sides. 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Instruction Videos
The Captain's House - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
I wrote this dance, The Captain's House, to celebrate my daughter Leah's engagement in 2010.(Dance information by the deviser, Holly Boyd, 2022)
Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'The Captain's House' page