The Merry Blacksmith
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Merry Blacksmith A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 8 Reels of three on own side, right shoulder on the men's side and left on the ladies' side.
9-12 First and second couples dance half a double figure of eight, first couple cross down to commence.
13-16 First and second couples set and cross over.
17-20 Four hands round to the left in a circle.
21-24 Right hands across in a wheel.
25-32 First and second couples dance an allemande.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Merry Blacksmith
(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 12, 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).
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