Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Delvine Side

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

DELVINE SIDE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) William Campbell RSCDS Book 2

1- 8 1s+2s set and cross passing RSh, set and cross back passing RSh
9-16 1s lead down the middle and back for Allemande
17-24 1s+2s dance Allemande 1s end facing 1st corners
25-32 1s turn 1st corner 2H, pass partner RSh, turn 2nd corner 2H and cross passing RSh to 2nd place on own sides

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


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Delvine Side is a Scottish Country Dance devised by William Campbell in about 1800, it was interpreted by the RSCDS in Book 2, published 1926.

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