Golden Arc

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s (2s step up on bars 3-4)
9-10 1s change places RH with 1st corners (quick) and face up/down on sides while 1st corners dance diagonally across set (3L up, 2M down) finishing outside set in 1st and 3rd places
11-12 1s change places LH with 2nd corners while 1st corners dance in to join hands in prom hold, with 1s (1L and 2M, 1M and 3L)
13-16 1s with 1st corners promenade diagonally past each other passing RSh, 1s curving into 2nd place own side, 2M in 1L's place, 3L in 3M's place
Position now Ladies' side: 2M 1L 2L 4L; Men's side: 3M 1M 3L 4M
17-24 1s repeat 9-16 with 2nd corners (now in 1st corner positions)
25-32 1s dance ½ Fig of 8, 1L down round 3M place, 1M up round 1L place; 3s+1s+2s chase clockwise ½ way round. 213

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

Keith Rose's Crib Diagram

Golden Arc - Full Size And Key To Symbols

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