Cathkin Braes
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Cathkin Braes A thirty-two bar Strathspey for four couples in a longwise set. On the second chord third and fourth couples cross to the opposite side. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 10.1- 2 First couple cast into second place on own side. Second couple cross giving left hand into first place on opposite side. Third couple cross giving left hand into fourth place on opposite side. Fourth couple cast up into third place.
3- 4 All join hands on the side and set.
5- 8 First couple cast up to the top and lead down to second place on own side. Second couple cross to original place and cast up into first place on own side. Third couple cross to original place and cast off into fourth place on own side. Fourth couple cast to the foot and lead up to third place on own side.
9-16 First and fourth couples dance a ladies' chain, as the ladies cross the men dance along the sides to meet them.
17-18 All join hands on the sides and set.
19-22 Second and first couples dance half rights and lefts, third and fourth couples do the same; omit the polite turn on bar 22.
23-24 All cross over giving right hand to partner, first and fourth couples remain facing out.
25-26 First couple cast into second place, second couple step up, and fourth couple cast into third place, third couple step down.
27-28 First and fourth couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way.
29-32 Second and fourth couples dance left hands across in a wheel, first and fourth couples do the same. Finish in the order 2, 4, 1, 3.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Cathkin Braes
(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 10, 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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