Ho Ho My Nut Brown Maiden
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Ho Ho My Nut Brown Maiden A forty bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 5.1- 4 Second couple turn one and a quarter times with the right hand.
5- 8 Second man dances left hands across with first couple whilst second lady dances left hands across with third couple.
9-12 Second man dances right hands across with third couple whilst second lady dances right hands across with first couple.
13-16 Second couple turn with the left hand to finish facing their first corners.
17-20 Second couple dance a half a reel of four with their first corners, passing left shoulder to face their second corners.
21-24 Second couple dance a half reel of four with their second corners to finish in second place on opposite side.
25-28 All three couples advance for two steps, joining hands in a circle, and retire for two steps; at the same time moving clockwise by one quarter around the set, finish still joined in a circle.
29-32 They again advance and retire moving clockwise, and fall back to original places on own side of the set.
33-34 All three couples set advancing to join both hands with partner.
35-36 All dance down the middle with four slip steps.
37-38 All dance up the middle with four slip steps.
39-40 First couple cast off into second place, second couple lead up to first place with nearer hand and third couple set falling back to the sidelines.
Repeat from second place.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 5, 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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