Hills Of Lorne
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Hills Of Lorne A thirty-two bar Strathspey for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 8 First couple cast off to dance a figure of eight round second and fourth couples on own side of the set; whilst third couple lead up between second couple to dance a similar figure of eight on own side.
9-10 First and fourth couples turn partners three quarters round with two hands to finish in a line up and down the centre of the set, hands joined to make arches.
11-16 Second and third couples dance round in a clockwise circle passing under the arches made by first and fourth couples as they do so.
17-24 First and fourth couples dance a reel of four.
25-28 First and fourth couples turn three quarters with the right hand and cast (first couple casting down, fourth couple casting up) on the opposite side of the set; second couple step up and third couple step down.
29-30 First and fourth couples dance left hands across in a wheel half way.
31-32 All join hands on the side and set.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: The Hills of Lorne
(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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