Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Diamond White

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE DIAMOND WHITE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Eileen Orr Silver Anniversary Book

1- 8 1s set and dance ¾ Fig of 8 round 2s to end facing out in 2nd place on own sides
9-16 1s dance ½ reels of 3 own side (out and down), 1s cast to top and cross down to Double Triangle position on opposite side
17-24 All set and 1s ¾ turn 1st corner person RH into ½ reels across end moving into Double Triangle position on own side
25-32 All set and 1s turn 3rd corner person RH, 1s turn LH to own side while 2s+3s chase clockwise to own side.

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams



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