The Hare Amang The Corn
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Hare Amang The Corn A thirty-two bar Jig for two couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 2 First couple dance right hands across in a wheel half way with second lady, first man finishes in second lady's place.
3- 4 First and second ladies turn half way with the right hand to finish in first place, first lady on own side.
5- 8 First and second couples turn own partner once round with the left hand.
9-10 First couple dance left hands across in a wheel half way with second man who finishes in first lady's place.
11-12 First couple turn with left hand to finish in second place on the opposite side.
13-16 First and second couples turn partner one and a half times with the right hand to finish on own sides.
17-24 Four hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
25-32 First and second couples dance rights and lefts.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Hare Amang the Corn
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 14, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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