I Lo'ed Nae Lassie But Ane

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 First couple dance down the middle and up to finish opposite second position, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4 and turn to face out on bar 8.
9-12 First, second and third ladies dance right hands across in a wheel whilst the first, second and third men dance left hands across in a wheel.
13-16 First couple face the top and set twice, the lady commencing with her right foot and the man with his left foot. Meanwhile second and third couples dance a half figure of eight round first couple to finish on opposite sides, third couple crossing up to commence whilst second couple cast off.
17-20 First lady dances right hands across in a wheel with second and third men whilst first man dances left hands across in a wheel with second and third ladies.
21-24 First couple set whilst second and third couples dance another half figure of eight round them to return to own sides (as described above bars 13-16).
25-32 First couple lead up to the top with nearer hand, cast off into second place on own side, cross over giving right hand in passing and cast off into third place on opposite side, third couple step up on bars 31 & 32.

Extended Rondel for three couples:
33 Second couple dance down under an arch made by third couple whilst first couple cross to own side passing by the right shoulder;
34 Third couple cross over at the top passing by the left whilst second couple dance down under an arch made by first couple;
35 First and third couples meet on the sides whilst second couple cross over in third place passing by the right shoulder;
36 Third lady and first man make an arch and cross whilst their partners dance under the arch to cross and second couple cast up on opposite side;
37 Third couple cast off to meet second couple as first couple dance up on the sides between third couple;
38 First couple cross over to own side at the top whilst third lady and second man make an arch and cross over, second lady and third man crossing underneath the arch;
39 Second couple cast up into second place whilst third couple dance down the sidelines between them, at the same time first couple dance down on the sides to meet second couple;
40 First couple make an arch and dance down into second place, second couple lead up under the arch into first place and third couple cross over to own side passing by the left shoulder.

Repeat from second place.

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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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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