Last May A Braw Wooer
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Last May A Braw Wooer A forty bar Jig in ten bar phrases for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 8 First couple dance down the middle and back.
9-10 First couple cast off into second place, second couple step up.
11-18 First and third couples dance a double figure eight, first couple crossing down to start.
19-20 First couple cross giving right hand.
21-28 First and second couples dance a double figure of eight, first couple cast up to start.
29-30 First couple cast into first place, second couple lead down to second place facing out.
31-36 Reels of three on the side of the set, second and third ladies pass right shoulder to commence and second and third men pass left shoulder to commence.
37-38 First couple cross back to own side giving right hand in passing, and face out.
39-40 First and second men change places left hand whilst first and second ladies change places right hand.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Last May A Braw Wooer
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 12, 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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