Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Marianne Taylor's Hornpipe

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MARIANNE TAYLOR'S HORNPIPE (H8x32) 3C (4C set) John MacDougall Pinewoods Collection 2

1- 8 1s dance down below 3s, cast to 2nd place, meet, dance up and cast to 2nd place (2s step up/in and 3s step in 7-8)
9-12 2s+1s+3s join hands on sides and slip-step down for 8 steps
13-16 All slip-step up for 4 steps, separate and dance back to sidelines finish facing up
17-24 2s, followed by 1s and 3s dancing up, cross at the top and cast down opposite sides. All turn in on bar 20 to face up and retrace steps, passing RSh when crossing at the top
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back. 213

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



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