Lemonade

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1-4: 1's cross, cast (2's step up),
5-8: 1's dance ½ Fig of 8 down around the 3's
9-16: Lemonade figure ("The Main Squeeze") 1's and 3's:
 9-10: Set
 11-12: Turn partner by the right ¾
 13-14: Set advancing
 15-16: Meanwhile figure:
 1M + 3W orbit to the right ½ way round the set, ending on opposite sides.
 1W + 3M Turn right ½ (bar 15) moving out to opposite sides on bar 16
 (In effect, on last bar,1M follows 3M to place, likewise 1W follows 3W)
 1's and 3's are now on opposite sides (231)
17-24: 2's and 3's dance Ladies chain
25-32: 2s and 3's dance ½ RL
 2's and 1's dance ½ RL end 312

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024)

Dance Notes

For Lemons, bars 9-16: Lemons Figure

(Dance notes by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024)

Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams

Lemonade - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Dance Instruction Videos

Dance Information

The inspiration for this dance came from watching a dancer go in the Wrong direction on a reel.

The compensating movements gave me the germ of an idea for the figure in bars 9-16 (my attempt to make lemonade out of lemons)

This original figure (Lemonade figure) was also dubbed "The Main Squeeze" figure by one of the dancers.

(Dance information by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden)

Glass Of Lemonade

Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'Lemonade' page