Lager Beer
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Lager Beer A thirty-two bar Strathspey for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 10.1- 8 Crossing reels of four: all four couples dance mirror reels of four on the sidelines; left shoulder on the ladies' side of the set to commence; on bar 1 first and third couples cross down as the second and fourth dance out and up, on bar 2 fourth couple cross up to second place, on bar 3 second and first couples cross down, on bar 4 third couple cross up, on bar 5 fourth and second couples cross down, on bar 6 first couple cross up, on bar 7 third and fourth couples cross down and on bar eight second couple cross up; all are now in partner's original places.
9-16 Repeat the crossing reels of four to finish back in original places.
17-18 First and third couples set.
19-22 First and third couples turn partner with the right hand once round to finish facing out.
23-24 First and third couples cast off one place whilst second and fourth couples step up.
25-32 First, fourth and third couples dance a tournée for three couples*.
Repeat with new top couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Dance Information
Recommended tune: Lager Beer.Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 10, 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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