Kilwinning Archers
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Kilwinning Archers A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 4 First couple dance a half figure of eight round second couple, finishing by leading down between second couple to form a line across the set, all facing down with nearer hands joined.
5- 8 First and second couples advance and retire.
9-12 First couple cross back to own side and cast up to original places.
13-16 First couple cross giving right hands and cast into second place, second couple stepping up.
17-20 All three couples advance and retire.
21-24 All three couples turn partner with two hands, second and third couples finish facing up and down in the centre of the set.
25-28 Second and third couples dance half rights and lefts.
29-32 Six hands round to the left in a circle half way.
Repeat from second place.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Dance Information
Recommended tune: Kilwinning Archers.Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 14, 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).
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