Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Gliding Into The Sixties

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

GLIDING INTO THE SIXTIES (S6x20+8) 6C set Martin McWilliam Potters Pairs Book 1

1- 8 1s+2s circle 4H round and back (3s+4s 4 bars later - then 5s+6s another 4 bars later)
9-12 1s+2s dance ½ RH across then ½ turn 2H ending with nearer hands joined facing up. (3s+4s 4 bars later - then 5s+6s another 4 bars later)
13-16 1s dance up and cast one place as 2s cast and dance up
17-20 1s+4s+3s dance ½ reels of 3 on the sides (1s in and down to start) joining hands where possible
21-24 1s+6s+5s dance ½ reels of 3 on the sides (1s in and down to start) (2s and 3s start the dance from the beginning on bar 21)
Final 4 bars (125-128) all couples turn both hands

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


Published in Potters Pairs Book 1, reproduced here under this Creative Commons Attribution - NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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