Grenoble Walnuts

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s dance in and cast (2s step up); 1s turn RH
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance set and link for 3 couples twice. (3)(1)(2)
17-24 1s pass LSh to dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corner person; pass RSh to dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 4th corner person. 213
25-32 All Petronella Turn 4 times (no setting) back to place. 213

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

1 - 8 1st couple dance a long cast into second place, and giving right hands, turn once round.
9 - 16 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance set and link for three couples twice and finish on opposite sides in the order 312.
17 - 24 1st couple, passing by the left, dance half diagonal reel of four with 3rd corners, then passing by the right, dance half diagonal reel of four with 4th corners.
25 - 32 All dance four petronella turns (without setting): first time into the center, second time into partner's place, third time into the center and last time back to place.

Repeat, having passed a couple.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser Anne Dejean)

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One of our dancers commented: "not suitable for those who easily feel dizzy".

(Dance information from The Walnut Book, published 2018, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Anne Dejean)

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