Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

March Wedding

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MARCH WEDDING (M-(S64+J64)) Sq.Set Kathleen Wood

Strathspey
1- 8 All dance interlocking reels of 4
9-16 1s+3s dance round clockwise ¼ way, pass round 2s/4s RSh into centre (M round M and L round L), 1s+3s dance round each other (round opposite partner) and dance out RSh round 2s/4s (same persons as before) and dance clockwise ¼ to opposite places
17-24 1s+3s dance RH across and Men followed by partner dance clockwise round 2s/4s back to places
25-40 2s and 4s repeat above Fig
41-48 1s+3s advance and retire with opposite partner to sides while 2s and 4s retire to corner and advance to meet opposite partner, all turn new partner twice RH
49-56 Repeat this Fig back to places
57-64 All circle 8H round and back

Repeat in jig time

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams



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