Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Forres In Bloom

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

FORRES IN BLOOM (R8x32) 2C (4C set) Christine Grant, 2026

1- 8 1s+2s diagonally advance and retire; 1s+2s turn partner RH
9-16 1s dance down the middle (4 bars); dance up (4 bars) back to place
17-24 1s then cross RH and cast (2s step up); 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 up round 2s to end in 2nd place own side
25-32 2s+1s dance R&L. 2 1

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagram


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