Hielan Brochan (Mitchell - Whetherly Book 13)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Hielan Brochan A forty-eight bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 4 First and second men, with nearer hands joined, dance between their partners and cast round own partner.
5- 8 First and second men cross between their partners, first man casting down and second man casting up to finish on own side with first man in second place. First man has priority in crossing.
9-16 First and second ladies repeat bars 1-8.
17-20 First couple turn first corners with the right hand, passing partner by the left shoulder.
21-24 First couple turn second corners with the left hand, and finish back to back facing own side of the set.
25-32 Double triangles, finish back to back facing own side of the set.
33-40 The three ladies dance three hands round to the left and back to the right, whilst the three men do likewise.
41-48 Reels of three on own side, first and third ladies pass left shoulder to commence as do first and second men.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Hielan Brochan (Mitchell - Whetherly Book 13)
(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 13, 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).