I Daurna Say No
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
I Daurna Say No A forty-eight bar Jig for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 8 Crossing reels of four: left shoulder reel of four on the men's side and right shoulder on the ladies' side. All cross from second place up to first place on opposite side, second couple on bar 1, fourth couple on bar 3, third couple on bar 5 and first couple on bar 7.
9-16 Repeat, crossing back to own side. First couple finish facing out.
17-18 First couple cast off into second place, second couple step up.
19-22 First couple dance a half figure of eight round second couple.
23-24 First couple turn with the left hand to face their first corners.
25-32 First couple turn first corners with the right hand, partner left hand, second corners with the right hand and cross back to own side giving left hand, to finish facing out.
33-34 First couple cast off, third couple step up.
35-36 First couple cross giving right hand.
37-38 First couple cast off, fourth couple step up.
39-40 First couple cross to own side giving left hand.
41-48 Eight hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: I Daurna Say No
(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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