Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Katie's Farewell

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

KATIE'S FAREWELL (R1x96) Sq.Set Avril Quarrie, 2018

1- 8 All Ladies advance, pull back RSh, dance out to place and chase ½ round clockwise
9-16 All Men repeat, pulling back LSh and chasing anticlockwise
17-24 All face partner, dance interlocking reels of 4, ending changing places RH with partner
25-32 1s+3s dance ½ R&L; 2s+4s dance ½ R&L
33-40 Ladies dance Fig of 8 round partner and corner (in front of partner and corner)
41-48 Men repeat 33-40
49-64 All dance Grand Chain ½ way, set to partner; continue Grand Chain and set to partner
65-72 Double Ladies' Chain (Ladies ½ RH across in centre)
73-80 All set to partner, turn RH; set to corner and turn LH (Ladies face out)
81-96 All dance Schiehallion Reels

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagram


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