Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Lady In Red (McMurtry)

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

LADY IN RED (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Bob McMurtry Devil's Quandary

1- 8 1s+2s set and link, 2s+1s+3s set then 1s petronella turn to 1L between 2s and 1M between 3s
9-16 All advance 1 step and retire twice, 1s turn 1¾ 2H to end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s set to and turn 1st corner to face 2nd corner, set to and turn 2nd corner
25-32 1M circles 3H round with 2s as 1L circles with 3s and 1s end turning Right about to face each other, 1s set and turn 2H to 2nd places own side

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


Dance Information

Also see the dance Lady In Red (Scott) by Simon Scott.
Lady In Red
Lady In Red
"Woman In Red Dress" Anton Einsle (1801-1871), Oil On Canvas, c. 1838


Image copyright Anton Einsle, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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