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The Iron Man (Mitchell)

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THE IRON MAN (S8x32) 2C (4C set) John W Mitchell Whetherly Book 2

1- 8 1s cross RH, cast (2s step up); 2s+1s dance ½ R&L
9-16 1s+2s dance Ladies' Chain. End facing in diagonally
17-24 Highland Schottische Petronella:
 17-20 Set right (Highland Schottische) then pivot to right to face out and set left (Highland Schottische) and pivot right to face in again having moved 1 place anticlockwise round
 21-24 Repeat 17-20 to end on sides. 2(1)
25-32 1s lead down (2 bars), lead up, cross and cast. 2 1

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


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Also see The Iron Man (Drewry).

Also see The Iron Man (Roby).


Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 2, reproduced here under this Creative Commons Attribution - NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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