The Eerie Shores

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE EERIE SHORES (J8x40) 3C (4C set) John Drewry SCDs Vol 4 and Hamilton Silver Anniversary

1- 8 1s+2s set, 1s cross RH while 2s ¾ turn RH, 1M set diagonal to 3M while 2s continue to turn RH (end 2L facing up, 2M down), 1M+2L also 2M+3M change places passing RSh with 1M+3M ending BtoB facing own partners
9-16 1s+3s set advancing to join RH, 1M+3M set while 1L and 3L turn under partners' arms, 1s and 3s turn partners RH back into diagonal line
17-24 1s+3s dance diagonal reel of 4
25-32 1s+2L also 3s+2M dance RH across to end 12(3), 1s+2s turn RH while 3s turn RH 1½ times
33-40 1s+2s dance Allemande

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

Eerie Bluffs State Park contains one of the few stretches of Lake Erie that is still undeveloped

Eerie Bluffs State Park Shore

Image from Yinan Chen, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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