Dance Of The Cuckoos
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Dance Of The Cuckoos A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set., devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 8.1- 8 First couple dance down the middle and back, to finish facing out.
9-16 First, second and third couples dance reels of three on own sides of the set, second couple dance up and in to commence; first couple finish facing out.
17-20 First couple cast off behind own lines for four steps.
21-24 First couple cast up to original places.
25-28 First and second couples dance half a double figure of eight, first couple lead down crossing over to commence whilst second couple cast up.
29-32 First couple turn one and a half times with the right hand to finish in second place on own side, whilst second couple cast up to the top and cross over to own side.
Repeat from second place, but on bars 29-32 first couple cross down to second place on own side and cast off into third place.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Dance Information
Recommended tune: Dance of the Cuckoos.Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 8, 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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