J.F. MacKenzie Esq. Of Carrynahine
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
J.F. MacKenzie Esq. Of Carrynahine A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell. Published in Whetherly Book 5.1- 4 First couple turn with the right hand and cast off into second place on own side, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First lady crosses up between second couple and casts off into second place on opposite side, whilst first man crosses down between third couple and casts up into second place on the ladies' side.
9-12 First couple turn their second corners by the right hand to finish facing their first corners.
13-16 First couple pass their first corners by the left shoulder to commence a half reel of three on the sides with their corners.
17-20 First couple turn their first corners (now in second corner places) by the right hand to finish facing their second corners (now in first corner places).
21-24 First couple pass their second corners by the left shoulder to commence half reels of three with their corners.
25-26 Second, first and third couples dance six hands round to the left half way.
27-28 Each man turns the lady on his right, once round, with both hands.
29-30 Continue to dance six hands round to bring second and third couples back to their original places.
31-32 First couple cross back to own side of the set giving right hand in passing.
Repeat from second place.
Recommended tune: J. F. Mackenzie Esq. of Carrynahine
(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 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).