The Jersey Gals

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+2s+3s cross LH and set, cross back RH and set (1s+2s advance and take promenade hold)
9-16 1s+2s promenade ending with 1s casting to face 1st corners, 2s dance to top
17-22 1s and 1st corners dance La Baratte (6 bars):
 17-18 1s ½ turn corners RH and retain hands but at arm's length from each other
 19-20 Men retrace steps with Lady turning right under Man's arm briefly into Allemande hold (Man behind Lady facing Ladies original place) and releasing Ladies RH she turns under Mans left arm until almost in original places
 21-22 1s+1st corners change places LH to opposite places
23-24 1st corners dance to original places while 1s dance on anticlockwise to face 2nd corners
25-32 1s and 2nd corners dance La Baratte (6 bars), 1s dance on anticlockwise to finish in lines of 3 across the dance (1L between 3s facing up, 1M between 2s facing down)
33-40 All set, 1s pull back RSh, cast round 2nd corners and pass RSh to 2nd place own sides

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

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