Glen Caladh Castle

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 Eight hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
9-12 All set and turn partner with the right hand.
13-16 All dance a half a grand chain giving left hand to corners to commence.
17-20 All set to corners and turn with the left hand.
21-24 All dance a half grand chain giving right hand to own partner to commence.
25-32 All turn partner into an allemande hold and promenade round the set in an anticlockwise direction.
33-40 First and third couples dance rights and lefts, on bars 39 & 40 turn into a promenade hold with third couple facing second man and first couple facing fourth man.
41-44 First and third couples dance a half reel of four with second and fourth men. Finish with third couple facing second lady and first couple facing fourth lady.
45-48 Third couple dance a half reel of three with second lady and fourth man passing second lady by the left to commence and finishing facing second lady, whilst first couple dance a half reel of three with fourth lady and second man passing fourth lady by the left to commence and finishing facing fourth lady. (Alternative figure description: second and fourth men dance completely round to their right to flow out of the half reels of four into the half reels of three; first couple have effectively danced a figure of eight round fourth position whilst third couple have danced a figure of eight round second position.)
49-52 First and third couples dance a half reel of four with second and fourth ladies passing by the right to commence, and finish facing second and fourth men.
53-56 First couple dance a half reel of three with second couple passing second man by the left to finish in third place, whilst third couple dance a half reel of three with fourth couple passing fourth man by the left and finishing in first place. (Alternative figure description: second and fourth ladies dance the complete loop to flow out of the half reel of four into the half reels of three whilst first and third couples repeat the same figure of eight track as in bars 41-48 above.)
57-64 First and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel and back with the left hand.
65-96 Repeat bars 33-64 with second and fourth couples leading:
65-72 second and fourth couples dance rights and lefts to finish in promenade hold, second couple facing first man and fourth couple facing third man;
73-76 half reel of four with first and third men;
77-80 half reels of three, second couple with first lady and third man and fourth couple with third lady and first man;
81-84 half reel of four with first and third ladies;
85-88 second couple dance a half reel of three with third couple and fourth couple dance a half reel of three with first couple. All finish in original places;
89-96 second and fourth couples dance right hands across and back with the left hand.
97-104 All take an allemande hold and promenade round the set in an anticlockwise direction.
105-108 All dance a half grand chain giving left hand to partner to commence.
109-110 All turn partner with left hand.
111-112 All set to corners.
113-116 All dance a half grand chain giving right hand to corner to commence.
117-118 All turn corner with right hand and join hands in a circle.
119-120 All set.
121-128 Eight hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.

Recommended tune: Glen Caladh Castle Note It preserves the pattern if dancers also retain hands in a circle when setting on bars 9-10.

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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