Down Unda

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

DOWN UNDA (R32) Circle Bob McMurtry The Devil's Quandary
Circle, Men on inside facing partner

1- 8 All face to right and dance 4 steps; all face to left and dance 4 steps back to place
9-16 All turn partner RH; all turn partner LH
17-24 All advance and retire; all dance DoSiDo with partner moving 1 place to right to meet new partner
25-32 All advance and retire; all turn new partner LH

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

Dance Notes

Partners change after the DoSiDo.

Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams

Down Unda - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Dance Information

This reel, Down Unda, was dedicated by the deviser to all Australian dancers who live Down Unda.

Down Under is a reference to the other side of the globe (from the UK), usually Australia.

Down Unda Postage Stamp, Australia, 1951

Image copyright, personal collection, public domain, via Picryl.
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