Edith's Tattie Cairt
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Edith's Tattie Cairt A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 16.1- 4 First and second couples dance half a double figure of eight, to start first couple cross down and second couple cast up.
5- 8 Half reels of three on the sides, to commence first couple dance down crossing to own side below second couple.
9-12 First and second couples dance half a double figure of eight, to start second couple cast down and first couple cross up.
13-16 Half reels of three on the sides, to commence first couple dance up crossing to own side above second couple.
17-24 First couple lead down the middle and back, to finish at the top with a promenade hold, second couple step in behind them and take a similar hold.
25-32 First and second couples dance an allemande.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Edith's Tattie Cairt
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 16, 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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