Fair Helen

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+3s dance RH across while 2s+4s chase anticlockwise ½ round to opposite side; 1s+3s chase clockwise ½ round while 4s+2s dance LH across
9-12 1M+3M chase anticlockwise ½ round set while 1L+3L set advancing, ½ turn 2H, pull back RSh to face partner up/down set
13-16 1s+3s set to partner and turn 1¼ RH to reform square set
17-24 2s+4s repeat bars 9-16. All Ladies face out
25-32 All dance 4 bars Schiehallion Reel (1 place round anticlockwise); set to partner (Ladies touch hands in centre) and turn 2H. 2341

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

Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams

Fair Helen - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Dance Instruction Videos