Kelpie From Wishaw
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
KELPIE FROM WISHAW (S4x32) 4C set J Varney1- 8 All dance 8H round and back
9-16 All ½ turn partner RH and twirl to opposite side, set and cross back RH
17-24 1s and 4s set, petronella turn into centre and 2s+1s also 4s+3s dance RH across (2s and 3s having moved towards ends slightly)
25-32 1s+4s dance ½ reels of 4 up/down centre, set to partners and ¾ turn 2H. 2413
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
The exact Kelpie referred to here, from Wishaw, is unknown to the editor, but the image below shows a famous pair of Kelpies from around 20 miles north of Wishaw.The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland.
The Kelpies
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