The First Rain Of Spring
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE FIRST RAIN OF SPRING (J3x32) 3C Wouter Joubert RSCDS Book 491- 8 1s dance down, cast up round 3s, meet, dance up to 1st place facing out. 1s+2s ½ turn (Men LH, Ladies RH)
9-16 2s+1s dance double Figs 8 (1s cross up, 2s cast to start)
17-20 1s+3s ¾ turn RH into line up/down in middle facing partner and set
21-28 1s+3s dance ½ Celtic Reel:
21-22 1s+3s pass partner RSh
23-24 1M+3L dance clockwise while 1L+3M dance ¾ round each other LSh to face partners in line across
25-26 1s+3s pass partner RSh
27-28 1L+3M dance clockwise while 1M+3L dance ¾ round each other LSh to face partners in line up/down
29-32 3s+1s ¾ turn partners RH to sidelines and 2s+3s+1s set
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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The First Rain Of Spring was devised by Wouter Joubert, from RSCDS Pretoria Branch, South Africa, and published in RSCDS Book 49 in 2015.The recommended music is "19 Years" composed by Wouter Joubert and dedicated to his wife, Tobie, on their 19th wedding anniversary, in 2013.
The First Rain Of Spring, South Africa, 2014
Image copyright StormSignal from Magaliesburg, South Africa, Creative Commons Licence 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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