Dornachd Head
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Dornachd Head A thirty-two bar Jig for five couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 4.1- 8 First couple dance down the middle and back, beneath arches made by second, third, fourth and fifth couples.
9-16 Promenade: first, third and fifth couples dance up to the top, down the men's side and up to place; second and fourth couples dance up to the top, down the ladies' side and lead up to original places, but cross over on the last bar to finish facing first corners.
17-24 Second and fourth couples turn corner, partner, corner, partner.
25-32 First couple followed by second, third, fourth and fifth couples cast off to the foot of the dance. First couple lead up to fourth place and make an arch, second couple stop in fifth place and make an arch, third couple followed by fourth and fifth couples lead up the middle under the arches to finish with third couple in first place.
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).
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