Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Christmas At The Heath

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CHRISTMAS AT THE HEATH (J7x32) 7C set Harry And Jean Rhodes Snowdon Book 1

1- 8 1M+2M+3M+4M also 4L+5L+6L+7L dance reels of 4 on sides
9-16 1L+2L+3L+4L also 4M+5M+6M+7M dance reels of 4 on sides
17-24 1s and 4s cross RH, cast 1 place and dance ½ Figs of 8 round couples (2s and 5s) above them
25-32 1s and 4s cross RH, cast 2 places and dance ½ Figs of 8 round couples (5s and 7s) above them

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


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Dance Information

This jig, Christmas At The Heath, was devised by Harry And Jean Rhodes during a Christmas dancing holiday at The Heath Hotel.

The Heath Hotel, (now The Mercure Bewdley Heath Hotel) is a Victorian manor house set in 20 acres of grounds on Habberley Rd, Bewdley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.

The Mercure Bewdley Heath Hotel
The Heath Hotel - Now The Mercure Bewdley Heath Hotel


Image copyright (cropped) Peter Holmes under this Creative Commons Licence 2.0.

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