Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Fleur De Lys

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

FLEUR DE LYS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) John Bowie Dickson Lothian Collection

1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance mirror reels of 3 on sides (1s in/down). 1s and 3s end in centre nearer hands joined, 1s facing down, 3s facing up
9-12 1s+3s set, 1s dance down to 3rd place, turn inwards to face up while 3s dance up behind 2s to 1st place, meet and face down
13-16 3s+1s repeat 9-12 from new places, ending in their original places, 3s facing out
17-24 1s+3s dance Double Fig of 8 round 2s (1s cross down, 3s cast up to start)
25-32 1s+2s dance ¾ R&L (6 bars), 2s+1s set. 213

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagram


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