Gallivanting

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Gallivanting 40 bar jig for four couples in a longwise set, Murrough Landon, 2017.
The dance starts with two chords: 2nd and 4th couples cross to opposite sides on the second chord.

1- 8 1st and 2nd couples, also 3rd and 4th couples, dance four hands round and back ending nearer hands joined with partner facing up and down the set.
9-12 1st and 2nd couples, also 3rd and 4th couples, set to each other facing up and down, then turn three quarters with the right hand into lines across.
13-16 All dance half a right shoulder reel of four across.
17-20 All set to the facing person and turn them three quarters with the right hand back to the sidelines facing up or down in the original order but all now having changed sides.
21-24 All dance half a right shoulder reel of four on the sides to end in the order 4,3,2,1 with 3rd and 1st couples on opposite sides.
25-28 2nd and 1st couples (at the bottom) set on the sides then dance half right hands across.
29-32 3rd and 1st couples set then dance half left hands across.
33-36 4th and 1st couples set then dance half right hands across. 1st couple end back in their original places.
37-40 All chase clockwise half way round the set.
The progressed order is 2,3,4,1 with 3rd and 1st couples on opposite sides.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA February 2017)

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Dance Information

This dance is for Allan Gavine, a long standing member of the Gay Gordons who regularly goes gallivanting on walking holidays, typically in mountainous areas.

Recommended music: Warwick's Land (Andrew Rankine).
Suitable recording: Cornet's Chase (Sandy Nixon and his SDB: Luckenbooth Brooch).

(Dance information by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA February 2017)

Allan Gavine

Published in Gallivanting, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA.
Image copyright Allan Gavine, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA.

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