Davie Work

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

First figure
1- 2 All join two hands with partner and slip outwards.
3- 4 All cast away from partner to meet corners.
5- 6 All join two hands with corners and slip back to original places.
7- 8 All join hands in a circle and set.
9-12 The men cast behind their partners and dance in to give right hands across in a wheel, joining nearer hands with partner as they do so.
13-16 Dance a grand star, right hands across half way to finish in opposite positions.
17-24 The ladies dance a figure of eight round their partners and their corners, dancing in front of their partner to commence.
25-32 The men dance a figure of eight round their partners and their corners, similarly dancing in front of their partners to commence.

Second figure
1- 2 First couple advance into the centre of the set.
3- 4 First man slips to his left between second couple, first lady slips to her right between fourth
5- 6 First man and third lady dance right hands across in a wheel with second couple half way.
7- 8 First couple lead to third place and face out; third couple cast up into first place and face in;
9-16 First couple, leading their lines, cast to top place then dance down to finish by opening out into
17-20 All advance and retire.
21-24 First couple dance right hands across in a wheel with second lady and fourth man, whilst third
25-32 Eight hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.

This figure is repeated in turn with the second, third and fourth couples leading.

Third figure
1-16 Repeat bars 17-32 of the first figure.
17-20 The ladies cast behind their partners and dance in to give left hands across in a wheel, joining
21-24 Dance a grand star, left hands across half way to finish in original places.
25-32 Repeat bars 1-8 of the first figure.

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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