The Hollin Buss
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE HOLLIN BUSS (J8x32) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Book 241- 8 1s+2s advance and retire; cross RH and dance RH across ½ way
9-16 2s+1s advance and retire; cross LH and dance LH across ½ way
17-24 1s slip step down middle for 4 bars and back up to top
25-32 1s set, cast 1 place (2s step up); 2s+1s turn RH
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
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In broad Scots, "Hollin Buss" has traditionally been regarded as meaning "holly bush" though there is an alternative suggestion that it might be a variant of "Holland Buss", the colloquial name for a small, two-masted Dutch boat, often seen around the eastern coast of Scotland where it was used to catch mackerel and herring.
A Fleet Of Dutch Herring Busses, Escorted By A Naval Vessel - Around 1700
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