Lassie Wi' The Yellow Coatie (Rutherford)

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s cast to 3rd place and cast back to top
9-16 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross LH cast to 3rd place lead up to end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s set and turn 1st corners, set and turn 2nd corners
25-32 1s dance out Man's side and dance Figs of 8 back to place (1L round 2s and 1M round 3s)

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

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This dance, Lassie Wi' The Yellow Coatie (Rutherford), was originally published by John Johnson in 1751 as "The Lassie in the Yellow Coatie" and interpreted by the RSCDS book 8 in 1932.

The RSCDS attributes this dance to David Rutherford, who did publish it, but Johnson did so earlier.

(Dance information copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of George Williams)

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