François' Frolic
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
FRANÇOIS' FROLIC (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Alison Smith Aurora 2nd Book1- 8 1s turn RH, cast (2s step up), turn LH 1½ to end 1M between 3s, 1L between 2s, facing 1st corners
9-16 1s dance LSh reels of 3 across (4M follows 3M dancing in tandem). 1s end in 2nd place own side facing up
17-24 1s dance up (nearer hands joined), cast, meet, dance down between 3s and cast up to 2nd place while 2s+3s dance R&L (start by changing places RH on side)
25-32 2s+1s+3s+4M circle 7H round and back
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Notes
4M or original 2M join in the dance wherever possible!Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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