Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Ladykirk Bridge

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

LADYKIRK BRIDGE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Yvonne Sims-Tredgett Silver Thistle Collection

1- 8 1s set and turn 2H, dance down below 3s and cast up to 2nd place (2s step up 7-8)
9-16 1s dance a reel of 3 on own sides (1s in and up to start), 1s end ½ turn LH to face 2nd corners
17-24 1s dance ½ reel of 4 with 2nd corners, turn LH and dance ½ reel of 4 with 1st corners
25-32 3s+1s+2s dance Allemande down, drop hands on bar 31 and pass LSh to own sides (similar to the Knot)

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

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Ladykirk and Norham Bridge connects Ladykirk in the Borders, Scotland, with Norham in Northumberland, England, spanning the River Tweed.
Ladykirk Bridge
Ladykirk And Norham Border Bridge - Built In 1885-7
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