Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Lion Gate

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE LION GATE (R32) Round The Room Audrey Saunders The Other Kangaroo Paw
Round the room dance, Couple facing couple, 1s facing anticlockwise

1- 8 All circle 4H round and back
9-16 All dance LH across and RH back
17-24 All dance DoSiDo with person opposite and DoSiDo with partner
25-32 1s+2s change place, 1s dancing under arch made by 2s. Repeat, arch made by 1s. Repeat, arch made by 2s and all dance on to meet new couple

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


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