Dunie Mains
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Dunie Mains A thirty-two bar Strathspey for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 4 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel; third and fourth couples do the same.
5- 8 Second and third couples dance left hands across in a wheel whilst first and fourth couples dance clockwise half way round the set.
9-16 Repeat bars 1-8, fourth and second couples dancing right hands across as do third and first couples to commence.
17-20 All set and cross over giving right hand.
21-24 All set and turn partner with two hands to finish in two diagonal lines with first lady and second man back to back, third lady and fourth man similarly placed.
25-28 First and second couples dance a half poussette, third and fourth couples do the same. On the last bar first and fourth couples again finish on a diagonal line with first lady and fourth man back to back.
29-32 First and fourth couples dance a half poussette.
Repeat with new top couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Dance Information
Recommended tune: Dunie Mains.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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