The Girl In A Blue Dream
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Girl In A Blue Dream A thirty-two bar Reel for four couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 5.1- 2 First couple cross over giving right hand in passing, second couple turn to face out, first and second men take each other's partners in a promenade hold.
3- 8 First and second couple in promenade hold dance reels of three on the side with third and fourth couples, third couple dance in and up to commence. Finish with first couple in second place on opposite side, second couple in first place.
9-16 First and third couples dance a ladies' chain.
17-24 All four couples dance a grand chain, one step to each hand, second and fourth couples cross, whilst first and third couples change places on the sides to commence.
25-28 First lady followed by her partner, cast off behind third man and cross over, first couple finishing in third place. Third couple step up on bars 27 & 28.
29-30 First lady cast behind fourth lady and first man dance down between fourth couple, first couple finishing in fourth place. Fourth couple step up.
31-32 First lady and fourth lady turn with the right hand once round on own sideline, as do first and fourth men.
Repeat with new top couple.
(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 5, 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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