Lady Eliza Lindsay

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 First couple cross over giving right hand and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4; first couple lead down between third couple cross back to own side and cast up into second place, on bar 8 first and third couples meet partner in the middle to face the top with a promenade hold.
9-16 First couple followed by third couple dance up the middle cast off behind second man; cross over to the ladies' side, cast up behind second lady and dance down the middle; both couples cross back to own side giving left hand, first couple casting up to finish facing their first corners whilst third couple dance out to place.
17-24 First couple turn their first corners with the right hand, partner with the left hand; second corners with the right hand and partner with the left hand to finish facing their first corners.
25-30 First couple dance a reel of three on opposite side passing first corners by the left shoulder to start.
31-32 First couple cross back to own side giving right hand in passing.

Repeat from second place.

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 5, 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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