The Cobbler's Awl (Mitchell)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Cobbler's Awl A forty-eight bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 16.1- 8 First, second and third couples dance a grand chain.
9-10 First couple cross down below second couple giving right hand.
11-12 First couple cast up into first place on opposite sides.
13-14 First couple lead down between second and third couples, second couple step up.
15-16 First couple cast up into second place, still on opposite sides.
17-18 First couple cross down below third couple giving left hand.
19-20 First couple cast up into second place on own side.
21-22 First couple lead up between second couple.
23-24 First couple cast off into second place.
25-32 Reels of three across the set, first man with third couple and first lady with second couple, first couple pass their first corners by the left to commence and finish in second place on own sides.
33-40 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
41-44 First man dances right hands across in a wheel with third couple, whilst first lady does the same with second couple; they finish in second place on own sides.
45-48 First man dances left hands across in a wheel with second couple, whilst first lady dances left hands across in a wheel with third couple; first couple pass by the right shoulder to commence.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Dan The Cobbler
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 16, 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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