The Hoolet
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE HOOLET (R4x32) 4C set John Bowie Dickson Dunedin Dances Book 52 chords: 2nd chord 3s and 4s cross to opposite sides
1- 8 1s+2s also 3s+4s set facing up/down on sides and Petronella turn into lines of 4 across; all dance ½ reels of 4 across
9-16 1s+2s also 3s+4s set facing across and Petronella turn to other sides (1)(2)34; all dance ½ reels of 4 on sides. 43(2)(1)
17-24 4s+1s (end couples) chase clockwise ½ way to opposite ends; 1s and 4s birl giving RH (elbow grip). 13(2)(4)
25-32 All set, 1s+3s (at top) also 2s+4s (at bottom) dance ½ RH across; all set and cross RH with partner. 31(4)(2)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
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Devised for Fiona Gardner's 40th birthday. Fiona (Dunedin Dancer) is very fond of owls, and has a large collection.A houlet (hoolet) is a bird that maistly hunts in the nicht. It haes shairp claws an a heukit nib.
Northern Spotted Owl, McKenzie River, Central Oregon, 2008
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