Claudia's Barn Dance

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+2s+3s also 4s+5s+6s dance 6 bars of set and rotate for 3 couples:
 1- 4 1s+2s+3s set and rotate singly and chase clockwise to form lines of 3 across (Men facing down and Ladies up)
 5- 8 All change places with partner and set (now 3 lines of 4 dances up/down centre, Ladies facing down, Men facing up)
9-16 All dance ½ RSh reels of 4; Bar 12: Middle lines across (4L+5L+6L, 1M+2M+3M) pull back LSh to face up/down and turn opposite person LH
17-20 Middle line of Ladies (4L+5L+6L) dance RSh round opposite Man while both lines of Men dance DoSiDo
21-24 Middle line of Men (1M+2M+3M) dance RSh round opposite Lady while both lines of Ladies dance DoSiDo
25-26 Middle lines of Men and Ladies pass opposite dancer RSh and end on left of next opposite dancer (2 lines across, Men at top, Ladies at bottom)
27-32 All chase ¼ clockwise (3)(6)(2)(5)(1)(4) and cross RH to own side. 362514

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

1 - 8 Top three couples (1st, 2nd, 3rd couples) and bottom three couples (4th, 5th, 6th couples) dance six bars of set and rotate to finish men facing up, women facing down. All give hands in lines of three and set.
9 - 16 All dance half right shoulder reels of four up and down the dance. On bar 12 middle line of women (4th, 5th, 6th women) and middle line of men (1st, 2nd, 3rd men) pull back left shoulder to face each other up and down the dance.
 Middle line of women and middle line of men turn once round, giving left hands to opposite person, and finish facing each other up and down the dance.
17 - 20 Middle line of women (4th, 5th, 6th women) dance a right shoulder loop around men opposite, while both lines of men dance back to back (half 'pushme-pullyou reel').
 Middle line of women and middle line of men finish facing each other up and down the dance.
21 - 24 Middle line of men (1st, 2nd, 3rd men) dance a right shoulder loop around women opposite, while both lines of women dance back to back (half 'pushme - pullyou reel').
 Again, middle line of women and middle line of men finish facing each other up and down the dance.
25 - 32 On bars 25 and 26 middle line of women and middle line of men pass opposite person and the person behind right shoulder . Having joined the top and bottom lines, all chase to opposite sides.
 3rd, 6th, 2nd, 5th, 1st and 4th couples clap and cross to own sides, giving right hands.

Repeat from new positions.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Judith Kowalczik, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2018)

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Bars 17 - 24 are inspired by the dance 'Back to Back' devised my Terry Glasspool and published in the book 'An Itch to Dance' which contains complete 'pushme-pullyou reels'.

Recommended tune: 'Fire in the Rye' composed by Fred Mamula (Musik Makars)

(Dance information by the deviser, Judith Kowalczik, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2018)

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