Lord Wellington
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Lord Wellington A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 6.1- 4 First couple turn with the right hand and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First lady dances up between second couple, crossing over, and casts off into second place on opposite side whilst first man dances down between third couple crossing over and casts up into second place on the opposite side.
9-12 First couple turn partner with the left hand and first corner with the right hand to finish facing their second corners.
13-20 First couple dance reels of three on the sides with their corners passing their second corner by the left shoulder to commence.
21-24 First couple turn their second corners with the left hand and partner with the right hand to finish in second place on own side.
25-32 Six hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Lord Wellington
(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 6, 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).
Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'Lord Wellington' page