Eevy Atha

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 First and third couples dance half rights and lefts.
5- 6 First and third ladies turn three quarters with the right hand to finish back to back, first lady facing second couple and third lady facing fourth couple.
7- 8 First and third ladies join hands with second and fourth couples in triangle formation and all set.
9-16 First and third ladies pass half round:
9-12 first lady dances out between second couple and casts clockwise behind second and first men and dances into the middle of the set; third lady dances out between fourth couple and casts clockwise behind fourth and third men and dances into the middle of the set to meet first lady; at the same time second and fourth men turn one and a half times with the right hand to change places;
13-16 first lady turns to her right and dances out passing first man by the right shoulder and casts clockwise behind first man and fourth lady's position, then dances into the middle to join left hands with third man and right hands with third lady; third lady turns to her right and dances out passing third man by the right shoulder and casts clockwise behind third man and second lady's position, then dances into the middle to join left hands with first man and right hands with first lady; at the same time second and fourth ladies turn one and a half times with the right hand to change places.
17-18 First and third couples balance in line.
19-20 First and third ladies turn half way with the right hand and join left hands with partner.
21-22 First and third couples balance in line.
23-24 First and third couples turn three quarters with the left hand; to finish with first couple in third place and third couple in first place.
25-26 First and third couples join nearer hands and set.
27-28 First and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way.
29-30 First and third men set.
31-32 First and third men turn three quarters with the left hand to finish with first man facing fourth man and third man facing second man.
33-36 The men dance half a reel of four; first man finishes facing second lady and third man finishes facing fourth lady.
37-40 First and third men dance half a reel of four with second and fourth ladies; first and third men join left hands on bar 40, first man and third lady join right hands, as do third man and first lady.
41-42 First and third couples balance in line.
43-44 First and third men turn half way with the left hand and join right hands with partner.
45-46 First and third couples balance in line.
47-48 First and third couples turn three quarters with the right hand; all finish in original places.

Repeat the whole dance with second and fourth couples leading. Recommended tune: Eevy Atha

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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