Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Lupin Cows

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

LUPIN COWS (S4x32) 4C Set Holly Boyd Célébrations

1- 8 1s dance down and out between 3s and 4s, dance round 4s, out between 3s and 4s, up behind 3s to 2nd place (2s step up 3-4)
9-16 2s+1s+[3s with 4s in tandem] dance Mirror reels of 3 on sides, 2s out/down, 1s in/up, [3s followed by 4s] out/up. Bars 15-16: [3s+4s] don't finish reel but curve into place, 4s to 3rd place, 3s to 4th place. 2143
17-24 2s+1s also 4s+3s dance RH across and LH across back
25-30 1L followed by 4L and 4M followed by 1M chase anticlockwise. 2(4)(1)3
31-32 4s+1s cross LH with partner to own side. 2413

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


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