Hot Punch (Mitchell)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
HOT PUNCH (J4x32) 4C Set John W Mitchell Whetherly Dance Sheet 212 chords - 2nd chord 3s and 4s cross to opposite side
1- 8 All set, 1s and 4s cast in 1 place (2s and 3s step up/down); 1s and 4s cross RH and cast up/down into lines across (1s between 2s, 4s between 3s)
9-16 All advance and retire up/down set; 1s+4s dance ½ R&L (4s now between 2s, 1s between 3s, Man facing Lady)
17-24 4s+2s also 1s+3s dance reels of 4 across. At end 4s and 1s start turning partner LH
25-32 4s and 1s continue turning LH moving up/down (4s to top on opposite sides facing out, 1s to 4th place own sides facing out); 4s and 1s cast to 2nd/3rd place and dance ½ Fig of 8 up/down round 2s/3s. 24(1)(3)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Dance Information
Also see the dance Hot Punch (Drewry) by John Drewry.Punch, in this context, is a general term for any of a wide assortment of mixed drinks, either soft or alcoholic, often rum, generally containing fruit or fruit juice, and often served hot.
The drink was brought from India to England in the early seventeenth century, and from there it was introduced into other countries.
Punch is typically served at parties in large, wide bowls, known as punch bowls.
Hot Punch
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