Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Lovers' Knot

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THE LOVERS' KNOT (S8x40) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Book 8

1- 8 1s dance full Fig of 8 round 2s
9-16 1s set twice and turn 2H twice
17-24 1s lead down the middle and back to face 1st corners
25-32 1s set and turn 1st corners, set and turn 2nd corners
33-40 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corners, 1s cross to 2nd place own sides

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


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