The Librarian
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE LIBRARIAN (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Wendy Morris Surbiton 75th Anniversary1- 8 1s+2s set and dance ½ RH across; 1s+2s set and dance ½ LH across
9-16 1s lead down middle and back up to 2nd place own side (2s step up 15-16)
17-24 2s+1s+3s set, cross RH and face clockwise; all chase clockwise ½ round back to own side
25-32 All set, cross LH and face anticlockwise; all chase anticlockwise ½ round. 213
Note: Optional flourish: during chase, fingers on lips for a librarian 'shush'
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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Librarian At The Whitby Public Library, c. 1952
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