Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Honeybee Hornpipe

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE HONEYBEE HORNPIPE (R8x32) 2C (4C set) B S Green Homemade Dances Vol 1

1- 8 1s set and dance down below 2s, cast back to place and cross RH
9-16 1L+2M set to each other and dance out between 1M+2L, cast away from each other back to Men's side and change places LH
17-24 1s cross diagonally RH and chase clockwise once round
25-32 1L+2L set to each other and dance out between 2M+1M, cast away from each other back to Ladies' side and change places LH

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


Western honey bee on a flower
Western Honey Bee

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