Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Elizabethan Rant

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

ELIZABETHAN RANT (J5x48) 5C Set Lily Davison Light's Vision

1- 4 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance ½ R&L
5- 8 1s+3s turn RH to face 1st corners while 2s+4s turn 1½ RH to own side
9-14 1s+3s set and turn 1st corners RH and join LH with partner and all set
15-16 1s+3s turn LH to face 2nd corners
17-24 1s+3s repeat bars 9-14 with 2nd corners and turn LH to finish in the centre facing partner (Ladies facing down and Men up)
25-32 1s+3s dance reel of 4
33-40 1s+3s turn left to own side, lead up 1 place, cast down 1 place, lead down 1 place to 3rd and 5th positions. 4s+5s step up. 24153
41-44 All advance and retire
45-48 All turn partners RH

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


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