Flowers Of The West
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
FLOWERS OF THE WEST (S4x40) 4C set John Brenchley Swan River Collection3s and 4s start on opposite sides
1- 8 1s and 4s turn RH, cast in 1 place, cross RH with partner (2s and 3s step up/down), 1M+4L and 4M+1L turn ¾ LH on sides into line of 4 across (Ladies in centre)
9-16 4s+1s dance the Targe:
9-10 1st and 4th Ladies ¾ turn RH while Men dance ¼ way round anticlockwise
11-12 1st Man with 4th Lady and 1st Lady with 4th Man full turn LH
13-14 1st and 4th Ladies ¾ turn RH while Men dance ¼ way round anticlockwise
15-16 1st Man with 4th Lady and 1st Lady with 4th Man turn LH to end on sides. 21(4)(3)
17-24 All dance RSh parallel reels of 4 on sides
25-32 End couples (2s+1s and 4s+3s) ½ turn RH on sides, middle couples (2s+3s) dance LH across while end couples chase clockwise to other ends, end couples ½ turn RH on sides to end 24(1)(3)
33-40 All set, turn partners 2H into two circles of 4H round to left (2s+4s and 1s+3s). 24(1)(3)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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Flowers Of The West is presumed to refer to flowers of western Australia since The Swan River, is in Perth, western Australia.
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