Down Under, Hands Up!
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Down Under, Hands Up! (J8x32) 3C (4C set) 32 Bar Jig For 3 Couples In A 4 Couple Set, Devised By Jon Reeves, 2015, Published In Celebrating 50 Years (Los Angeles).1- 8 1st and 2nd couples dance half right hands across
1st and 3rd couples dance half left hands across
1st couple cross right hand
1st couple cast up as 3rd couple dance down to finish back to back facing 3rd corner position
9-16 1st couple dance Hello-Goodbye setting, raising arms Highland style while setting on bars 9-14
Finish in second place on opposite sides. (2)(1)(3)
17-24 2nd, 1st, and 3rd couples circle six hands round halfway to the left. 312
1st and 2nd couples turn 1½ times on the sidelines, ladies left hand, men right hand. 321
25-32 Three couple progressive tandem rights and lefts:
25–26 All cross right hand, 1st couple face up, 3rd and 2nd couples face down in tandem
27-28 2nd and 1st couples change left hand on the sidelines, 1st couple dancing up two places, 3rd and 2nd couples dance down one place. (1)(3)(2)
29-32 Repeat the pattern from new places with 1st and 3rd couples in tandem to finish. 213
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