Lock And Dam No. 5
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
LOCK AND DAM NO. 5 (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Michael Mudrey Madison SCD1- 4 1s cast down 1 place while 2s cross up. 2s+1s set. (2)13
5- 8 1s cast down to 3rd place while 3s cross up. All set. 3s face down, 1s face up. (2)(3)1
9-16 3s and 1s Petronella in Tandem to sides and set. 3s and 1s Petronella in Tandem and set. (2)(1)3
17-20 2s and 1s face down, 3s face up. 1s dance ½ RSh parallel reels of 3 on the sides (to start, 1L and 3M also 1M and 3L pass RSh)
21-22 1L and 2M turn ½ RH
23-24 1s+2s dance ½ 4H across. 312
25-32 All dance Allemande. 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Information
Lock and Dam No. 5 is a lock and dam on the Upper Mississippi River, located at river mile 738.1 between Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and Winona County, Minnesota.It was constructed and became operational in May 1935, with major rehabilitation carried out between 1987 and 1998. The dam features a 1,619-foot (493.5 m) concrete structure with six roller gates and 28 tainter gates, along with an 18,000-foot (5,486.4 m) earth embankment.
The lock measures 110 feet (33.5 m) in width and 600 feet (182.9 m) in length. The facility is owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division.
Lock And Dam No. 5
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