Dancing On Water (Morris)

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

DANCING ON WATER (R8x32) 3C (4C set) John Morris Vallin Collection 1

1- 8 1s+3s dance double Fig round 2s (1s cross down, 3s dance up)
9-16 1s+2s dance the Knot
17-24 1s turn LH, face up nearer hands joined, dance up, cast to 2nd place facing down
25-32 Mirror reels of 3 on sides (2s out/down, 1s in/down, 3s out/up)

Note: 2nd time through Bars 25-32: 1s+4s dance 7 bar reel then bar 32 1s lead to 4th place as 4s dance up to 3rd place

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

Dance Information

Also see the dance Dancing On Water (Müller-Franz) by Martina Mueller-Franz.

Dancing On Water - Crane Dance

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