Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Engine Room

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

ENGINE ROOM (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Ron Wallace and Gary Thomas San Andreas Collection

1- 8 All set and dance reflection reels of 3 on sides (1s in and down to start)
9-16 1s dance DoSiDo, 1s cast 1 place and cross RH
17-20 1s dance RSh round 1st corners and turn right about (end 1L facing up to 2s, 1M facing down) while 1st corners dance DoSiDo
21-24 1s dance ½ Double Triangles
25-28 1s dance RSh round 2nd corners and turn right about to end 1L facing Men's side, 1M facing Ladies' side while 2nd corners dance DoSiDo
29-32 1s dance ½ Double Triangles ending 2nd place own sides

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


Dance Instruction Videos

The Engine Room - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction Video

Dance Information

The recommended music is The Engine Room by Muriel Johnstone with Keith Smith, on the CD Todlen Hame And Other Favourite Dances.
The Engine Room
The Engine Room Of HMAS Onslow, Oberon-Class Submarine, Royal Australian Navy, 1969-1999


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