David Ross (Mitchell - Whetherly Book 4)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
David Ross A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 4.1- 8 First couple set, turn with the right hand one and a half times and cast off into second place on the opposite side second couple step up.
9-16 Six hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
17-24 First couple set, turn with the left hand one and a half times and cast off into third place on own side, third couple step up.
25-32 Grand chain for three couples, to commence first couple cross over giving right hand whilst second and third couples change places on the sides giving right hands.
Repeat with new top couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 4, 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).