Hops Of Kent
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Hops Of Kent A thirty-two bar Reel for two couples in a longwise set. 1 First couple hop on the left foot extending the right foot into fourth aerial position, then hop again extending the right foot to fourth rear aerial position. 2 First couple dance down the middle for one skip change of step leading with nearer hand. 3 First couple hop on the right foot, extending the left foot to fourth aerial position and then hop again on the right foot extending the left foot to fourth rear aerial position. 4 First couple dance down the middle with one skip change of step with the left foot, turning to face up at the end of the bar. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.5- 8 Repeat bars 1-4 dancing up the middle to finish in original places.
9-12 First and second couples set and cross over giving right hand in passing.
13-16 First and second couples set and turn with the left hand to finish facing the top, still on the opposite sides, ready for a left handed allemande.
17-24 First and second couples dance a left handed allemande; on bars 23 & 24 they cross to own side giving right hand in passing.
25-32 Four hands round to the left in a circle, and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Victoria Reel
(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 12, 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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