The Linen Cap
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Linen Cap A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 10.1- 8 First couple set, cross over giving right hand in passing, cast off and turn with the left hand to face first corners. Second couple step up on bars 5 & 6.
9-10 First couple change places with first corners giving right hand in passing.
11-14 First corners turn one and a half times with the left hand.
15-16 First corners change places with first couple giving right hand.
17-18 First couple change places with second corners giving left hand in passing.
19-22 Second corners turn one and a half times with the right hand.
23-24 Second corners change places with first couple giving left hand in passing.
25-28 All turn own partner with the right hand to finish still on opposite side with first couple in second place.
29-32 Six hands round to the left in a circle half way.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Linen Cap
(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 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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