Miss Agnes Lowden

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 2 All three couples join hands and set.
3- 4 First couple dance down with nearer hands to finish between second place facing down the set, whilst second couple cast up to top place on own side and third couple turn to face out.
5- 8 Three hands across in a wheel with the left hand on the ladies' side and three hands across with the right hand on the men's side. Finish with second and third couples in first and second places.
9-16 First couple dance down the middle for four steps; on bar 13 the lady turns to her right under the arch made by their hands to face up, whilst the man dances round her to finish facing up on the opposite side, they dance up to finish in third place on the opposite side. Meanwhile second and third couples dance a double figure of eight across the set, to start second couple dance down crossing over whilst third couple dance out and up on their own side of the set.
17-24 Grand chain for three couples, to start second couple cross over giving right hand in passing, third couple and first couple change places on the side giving right hands. Finish with first couple in third place, still on the opposite side.
25-32 Six hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.

Repeat with new top couple.

After the second repeat all couples will be back to original positions, but on the opposite side of the set.
After three more repeats all will be back to their original places.

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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