Don's Favourite
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Don's Favourite A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. First couple cross to the opposite side on the second chord. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 4 First and third couples set advancing, joining right hands with partner, the men join left hands and they balance in line.
5- 8 The men turn towards their partners to take a promenade hold, first couple cast behind second lady to finish in third place (still on the opposite sides) as third couple cast up behind second man to finish in first place (on own sides).
9-12 First and third couples again set advancing to join right hands with partner, the ladies join left hands and they balance in line.
13-16 The ladies turn towards their partners to take a promenade hold, third couple cast behind second lady to original places, whilst first couple cast up to the top behind second man to finish still on the opposite sides.
17-24 First couple dance down the middle and back, still on the opposite sides.
25-32 First and second couples change places with a poussette.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Don's Favourite Editor's note to the 2025 edition After completing their turn, the first couple must change back to own sides. Similarly, the new dancing couple must remember to change to the opposite side before starting their turn as first couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 14, 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).
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