Farewell To Balfour Road
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
FAREWELL TO BALFOUR ROAD (J1x96) 5C set Andrew Buxton RSCDS Book 521- 8 1s+2s circle 4H round and back
9-16 1s+2s set and link; 1s+3s set and link
17-24 *2s start* while 1s+4s+5s dance mirror reels of 3 on sides (1s in/down, 5s in/up to start)
25-32 1s set, cross down RH to 4th place (4s step up); 1s set, cross down LH to 5th place (5s step up)
*New top couple start every 16 bars. Repeat until 1s back in 1st place, they stand for 16 bars while 5s continue bars 17-32 ending back in 5th place*
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Notes
32 bars per couple, Canon progression, 2nd couple start on bar 17.*New top couple start every 16 bars. Repeat until 1s back in 1st place, they stand for 16 bars while 5s continue bars 17-32 ending back in 5th place*
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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This jig was written for the Brighton and Hove SCD Club when they moved from Balfour School on Balfour Road to Moulsecoomb Hall.
Balfour School On Balfour Road
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