Emerald Queen
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Emerald Queen A twenty-four bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 4 First couple cast off, second couple step up immediately, then first couple turn three quarters round with the right hand, pulling right shoulder back to finish facing up and down.
5- 8 First lady with second couple and first man with third couple dance three hands round to the left in a circle.
9-14 Reels of three across the set, lady with second couple and man with third, passing first corner by the right to commence.
15-16 First couple turn half way with left hand to change places.
17-22 First man passes second man by the left to dance a reel of three with second couple whilst first lady passes third lady by the left to dance a reel of three with third couple, first finish in second place.
23-24 First couple cross back to own side giving right hand.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Emerald Queen
(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 13, 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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