Humours Of Glendart
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Humours Of Glendart A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 5.1- 4 First couple cross over giving right hand in passing and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First man dances down between third couple and casts up into second place on own side. Meanwhile, first lady dances up between second couple and casts off into second place on own side.
9-16 First man dances a figure of eight round second couple passing second lady by the right shoulder to commence. Meanwhile, first lady dances a figure of eight round third couple passing third man by the right shoulder to commence.
17-24 First lady dances a reel of three across the set with second couple whilst first man dances a reel of three across the set with third couple, first couple pass their first corners by the left shoulder to commence the reels.
25-32 Six hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
Repeat from second place.
(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 5, 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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