The Ingle Neuk
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE INGLE NEUK (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Rosemary Legge1- 8 1s cross RH, cast two places (2s step up); 1s cross LH and cast up to 2nd place own side
9-16 1s+1st corners advance and retire and turn RH back to place
17-24 1s+2nd corners advance and retire and turn RH back to place
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6 hands round and back
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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Ingle Neuk is the Scottish variant of inglenook or chimney corner, signifying a recess adjoining a fireplace.The word comes from "ingle", an old Scots word for a domestic fire (derived from the Gaelic "aingeal") and "nook", a small corner or recess.
Inglenook Or Ingle Neuk In Clarendon Building of Lomond School, 89 James Street, Helensburgh, Scotland
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