The Dancing Doctor

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 All Ladies dance RH across and LH back to finish in the middle facing partners
9-16 All dance double reel of 4 starting by giving RSh to partner and all touching LH in centre. Ladies finish in the middle facing partners
17-20 2s+4s change places RH with partners and set to partners while 1s+3s turn partner ½ way RH to face anticlockwise in promenade hold and dance 1 place passing through the setting couples
21-24 2s+4s ½ turn partner 2H to face clockwise with near hands joined and dance 1 place clockwise round the set making an arch for the couple coming the other way and finish in 3rd and 1st places while 1s+3s continue dancing anticlockwise to finish in 2nd and 4th places
25-32 All dance 8H round and back
Repeat the dance from new positions with Men leading

1- 8 All Men dance LH across and RH back to finish in the middle facing partners
9-16 All dance a Double reel of 4 starting by giving LSh to partner. The 4 men finish in the middle of the set facing partners.
17-20 2s+4s turn RH and set to partners.while 1s+3s turn partners RH to face anticlockwise and dance 1 place passing through the setting couples
21-24 2s+4s ½ turn 2H to face clockwise with nearer hands joined and dance 1 place making an arch for the couple coming the other way and finish in 3rd and 1st places while 1s+3s continue dancing anticlockwise round the set to finish in 2nd and 4th places
25-32 All dance 8H round and back

Repeat the dance twice more, once with Ladies leading and once with Men leading

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

1- 8 All four women dance right hands across and left hands back to finish in the middle of the set facing their partners.
9-16 All four couples dance a double reel of four starting by giving right shoulders to partner. The four women finish in the middle of the set facing their partners.
17-20 2nd and 4th couples, giving right hand to partners, change places and set to partners. At the same time, 1st and 3rd couples, giving right hands to partners, turn half way round to finish facing anti-clockwise around the set in promenade hold and dance one place anti-clockwise round the set passing through the setting couples.
21-24 2nd and 4th couples, giving both hands, dance a half turn to finish facing clockwise round the set with nearer hands joined and dance one place clockwise around the set making an arch for the couple coming the other way and finish in third and first places.
 At the same time 1st and 3rd couples continue dancing anti-clockwise round the set to finish in second and fourth places.
25-32 All four couples dance eight hands round and back.

Repeat the dance from new positions, with the men leading.

1- 8 All four men dance left hands across and right hands back to finish in the middle of the set facing their partners.
9-16 All four couples dance a double reel of four starting by giving left shoulders to partner. The four men finish in the middle of the set facing their partners.
17-20 2nd and 4th couples, giving right hand to partners, turn once round and set to partners.
 At the same time, 1st and 3rd couples, giving right hands to partners, turn once round to finish facing anti-clockwise around the set in promenade hold and dance one place anti-clockwise round the set passing through the setting couples.
21-24 2nd and 4th couples, giving both hands, dance a half turn to finish facing clockwise round the set with nearer hands joined and dance one place clockwise around the set making an arch for the couple coming the other way and finish in third and first places respectively.
 At the same time 1st and 3rd couples continue dancing anti-clockwise round the set to finish in second and fourth places respectively.
25-32 All four couples dance eight hands round and back.

Repeat the dance twice more, once with the women leading and once with the men leading.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Ros McKie)

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Marney Wilson is a doctor who is both a dancer and a teacher.

(Dance information by the deviser, Ros McKie)

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