The Cat And The Fiddle
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry Greenburn Book 31- 8 1s set, cast 1 place and dance ½ Figs of 8 (1M round 2s and 1L round 3s)
9-16 1s dance ½ reels of 3 on sides (LSh to 1st corner to start) and ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners (RSh to 2nd corner to start)
17-24 1s dance ½ reel of 3 across (LSh to 3rd corner to start) and ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 4th corners (RSh to 4th corner) ending with a ¾ turn LH
25-32 1M dances up between 2s while 1L dances down between 3s, cast left to 2nd places own sides and 2s+1s+3s turn RH
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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The title of this dance, The Cat And The Fiddle, comes from The Cat And The Fiddle - Song (also known as "Hey Diddle Diddle", "Hi Diddle Diddle", or "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon") an English nursery rhyme, which may date back to at least the sixteenth century.The name "Cat And The Fiddle" was a common name for inns, including one known to have been at Old Chaunge, London by 1587.
A common modern version of the rhyme is:
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed,
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
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The Cat And The Fiddle
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