Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Elegant Tern

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE ELEGANT TERN (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Martha Morrison Veranth Wasatch Mountain Collection

1- 8 1M+2L cross RH and face out, 1s+2s chase clockwise 1 place; 2s+1s dance RH across. 213
9-16 1L+3M cross LH and face out, 1s+3s chase anticlockwise 1 place; 3s+1s dance LH across. 231
17-24 1s set, lead up to top; 1s cross and cast to 2nd place (3s step down 21-22). 2(1)3
25-32 All advance and retire, 1s turn RH 1½ while 2s+3s turn partner 2H once round. 213

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


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