Here Be Dragons
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
HERE BE DRAGONS (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Terry Lynne Harris Fields Of Gold1- 4 1s Petronella turn into middle while 2s cast up to 1st place, 1s+2s set
5- 8 1s+2s advance and retire (1 step each) and set
9-12 1s Petronella turn to 1st place opposite sides while 2s cast to 2nd place, 1s+2s set
13-16 1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place on own sides (2s step up 15-16)
17-20 1s pass dance ½ diagonal R&L with 1st corners (Man down, Lady up)
21-24 1s dance ½ diagonal R&L with 4th corners (Man down, Lady up) (3)1(2)
25-32 1s cross for ½ LSh reels of 3 on opposite sides (1M+3M and 1L+2L pass LSH); All cross RSh and All set. 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Dance Information
The title Here Be Dragons refers to the modern English expression used to denote an unknown or unexplored area. The expression is derived from the Latin phrase 'Hic sunt dracones', meaning 'Here are dragons'.The inscription appears on the Hunt–Lenox Globe, a copper globe produced around 1510, where it marks part of eastern Asia. Despite the modern popularity of the phrase, the inscription is known from very few historical maps or globes.
The dance title takes its name from this established expression rather than from any specific place or historical event.
Section Of The Hunt–Lenox Globe, Showing 'Hic Sunt Dracones' Text
Image from Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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