Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Going Dutch

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

GOING DUTCH (S3x32) 3C set Avril Quarrie

1- 8 1L+2M followed by 1M lead down; 1s followed by 2M lead back remaining in centre facing up, 2L and 3s step in ready for...
9-16 1s+2s+3s dance Allemande, 2s pull back RSh, dance out to own side and face out
17-24 Promenade (Chaperoned) Chain Progression:
 17-18 1s and 3s ¾ turn partner RH into middle while 2s dance clockwise ¼ round the set picking up 3L/1M...
 19-22 who promenade ½ way clockwise while middle people (3M + 1L) turn LH 1½
 23-24 1s and 3s turn partner RH ¾ to own sides while 2s dance clockwise ¼ round to end in 2nd place. 123
25-32 1s ½ turn RH, pull back RSh and dance out to opposite sides, set to each other and cross down to 3rd place own side (2s+3s step up). 231

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


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Dance Information

Going Dutch was devised by Avril Quarrie for Sophie and Sjoerd on the occasion of their wedding in September 2011.

The dance includes the chaperoned chain progression, which was devised by Tim Wilson in 2001.



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