Easy On The Brain
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
EASY ON THE BRAIN (R3x32) 3C Set Gaye Collin Creative in Lockdown1- 8 1s+2s advance and retire diagonally, (touching hands in square), then turn partner RH
9-16 1s+2s dance RH across and LH across
17-24 1s cross RH, cast to 3rd place (2s+3s step up 19-20); 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 up round 3s
25-32 3s+1s dance R&L. 231
As a 4 couple dance: 17-24 1s cross, cast to 2nd place and dance ½ Fig down round 3s. 25-32 1s+3s dance R&L. 2134
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Easy On The Brain 32 bar Jig for 3Cs Gaye Collin Creative in Lockdown
1- 8 1+2Cs take hands on the side and Advance and Retire on the diagonal (touching hands briefly to form a square) then turn partner RH.
9-16 1+2Cs RH across and LH back
17-24 1C cross over RH cast off TWO places (2+3Cs step up 19+20), 1C dance a ½ figure of eight up round 3C.
25-32 3+1Cs dance R&Ls.
Repeat with a new top couple.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Gaye Collin, 2022)
Dance Notes
If you want to dance this dance in a more conventional way you can turn it into an 8x32 dance by...First Couple in bars 17-24 cross and cast to second place and dance the half fig of 8 down round 3C, finish is second place. Then 1+3Cs dance the R&Ls.
Just find a spirited 8x32 Jig you like to dance to.
(Dance notes by the deviser, Gaye Collin, 2022)
Dance Information
This dance was devised on the spot one evening when my beginners' class only had 12 dancers, and I wanted to revisit R&Ls + ½ figures of 8.It surprisingly went very well with this new group.
Recommended Tune: "Tap the Barrel" from the RSCDS Third Graded Book with CD.
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