Kendall's Hornpipe
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
KENDALL'S HORNPIPE (J8x32) 2C (4C set) Book of Graded SCDs1- 8 1s+2s dance R&L
9-16 1s lead down for 3, up for 3, cross over and cast down to 2nd place
17-24 2s+1s dance Ladies' Chain
25-32 2s+1s advance and retire, 1s turn RH 1½ times
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Kendall's Hornpipe
Anon RSCDS Graded SCDs Book 1
Jig 8 x 32 bars 2 Couple Repeat 4 Couple Set Longwise Set
1-8 1s2s rights and lefts;
9-11 1s lead down;
12-14 1s cross up between 2s;
15-16 1s cast to 2nd place on opposite sides;
17-24 2s1s ladies' chain, all finishing facing in;
25-28 2s1s advance and retire;
29-32 1s turn by the right 1½ times.
(MAXICRIB. Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle)
Dance Notes
9-14 This phrasing is counter-intuitive, especially for beginners.
12-14 Take left hands to facilitate crossing with precedence.
15-16 2s step up, 2M finishing by pulling left shoulder back to face out.
16-17 This transition is particularly awkward for 1M; the dance would flow much more satisfactorily if bars 1-8 and bars 9-16 were interchanged, finishing the rights and lefts with no polite turn and so leaving the Mn facing out ready for the ladies' chain.
-24 Mn finish with a quick polite turn; completion must not encroach onto the following bar.
See Kendall's Jig for a derivative more suitable for the inexperienced.
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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