An Incursion Of Weasels
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
AN INCURSION OF WEASELS (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Murrough Landon, 20201- 8 1s cast (2s step up), 1s turn RH remain in centre facing own side; 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 (1M down round 3M, 1L up round 2L) and face 1st corners
9-16 1s+1st corners dance diagonal RSh Weasel Reel:
All dance part reel of 4 on 1st corner diagonal but when reaching either end they chase clockwise to other end to re-enter reel.
Corners end in original places, 1s end in centre facing opposite sides, 1M below 1L
17-24 1L+2s and 1M+3s dance RH across;1s pass RSh to dance LH across with other couple. 1s end facing 2nd corner
25-32 1s+2nd corners dance diagonal RSh Weasel Reel:
Reel as bars 9-16 on 2nd corner diagonal, but bar 32: 1s do not pass RSh but curve left to face out in 2nd place own side. 213
Note: After 2nd turn 1s cast to 4th place as 4s step up bars 1-2 of next repeat
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
An Incursion Of Weasels (8x32J) 32 bar jig for three couples in a four couple longwise set, Murrough Landon, 2020.
1-2 1st couple cast off one place as 2nd couple step up immediately.
3-4 1st couple, giving right hands, turn once round to end on the centre line, 1st man below 1st woman, facing own sides.
5-8 1st couple dance half a figure of eight, passing left shoulder around their 4th corner, to end on the diagonal facing their 1st corner.
9-16 1st couple dance a diagonal Weasel reel, starting by passing their 1st corner right shoulder. 1st couple end on the centre line, 1st man below 1st woman.
17-24 2nd couple with 1st woman and 1st man with 3rd couple dance right hands across. 1st couple pass right shoulder to change ends and dance left hands across. 1st couple end facing their 2nd corner on the diagonal.
25-32 1st couple dance a diagonal Weasel reel, starting by passing their 2nd corner left shoulder. 1st couple do not pass right shoulder on the last bar but curve left to face out in 2nd place own sides ready to repeat the dance. The final order is 2,1,3.
After their second turn 1st couple cast off to 4th place as 4th couple step up on bars 1-2 of the next repeat.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Murrough Landon CC BY-SA March 2020)
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Recommended Music: Haddington Assembly (William Fraser).Suitable recording: Haddington Assembly (Marian Anderson and her SDB: Dancer's Choice 1).
(Dance information by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA 2020)
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