The Four Counts
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Four Counts A forty-eight bar Hornpipe for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 4 First man turns second lady with the right hand, second man turns third lady and third man turns fourth lady.
5- 8 First lady turns second man with the left hand, second lady turns third man and third lady turns fourth man, all finish in the middle.
9-16 First and second couples dance a poussette, third and fourth do the same.
17-32 Grand chain, two steps to each hand.
33-40 First and fourth couples dance a half rondel: first couple dance down under an arch made by fourth couple, both cross to opposite side; set and cross to own side giving right hand in passing.
41-48 Eight hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: The Four Counts
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 12, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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