Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Midsummer Moon

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MIDSUMMER MOON (S6x32) 2C (3C set) Jeanne Moody San Diego 45th Anniversary

1- 8 1s+2s set, cross passing partner RSh; Repeat back to place
9-16 1s+2s circle 4H round to left; 1s+2s dance RH across, Bar 15 take partner's hand and Lady turns under Man's arm into allemande hold
17-24 1s+2s Allemande. 2 1
25-32 2s+1s dance double Fig of 8 (2s cast, 1s cross up). 2 1

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


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Midsummer Moon means The full moon or the lunar month around midsummer.
Midsummer Moon
Midsummer Moon At Loch Shark, North Of Scotland, 00:40am 1st July 2017


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