Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Millquarter

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MILLQUARTER (S4x32) 4C set Hugh Foss Glendarroch Sheet 37

1- 4 1s turn 2H (2 bars), 1s cross RH while 2s turn once 2H
5- 8 3s and 4s repeat bars 1-4 while 1s+2s circle 4H round to Left. (1)2(3)4
9-12 Grand Chain (3 hands - 1 bar per hand, 1s and 4s cross with partner, 2s and 3s on side to start), Men pull back RSh to form circle (bar 12),
13-16 All circle 8H ½ round to Left (stay in circle)
17-24 Ladies change places LH with Man on their Left, polite turn to face in, all circle 8H 2 places round to Right (2 bars); Repeat these 4 bars. 4(2)3(1)
25-28 4s+2s also 3s+1s dance ½ R&L (2 bars), 2s+1s turn 2H once while 4s and 3s cross RH, all to own sides
29-32 2s stand at top while 4s+1s+3s circle 6H hands ½ round to Left (2 bars), 1s+4s continue circle 4H ½ round to Left while 3s cross RH. 2341

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


Dance Information

Millquarter is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

It is located in the rural area between the towns of Ballymena and Antrim and is known for its quiet, residential atmosphere and scenic surroundings.



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