Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Miss Judith Baillie Of Dochfour

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Miss Judith Baillie Of Dochfour A thirty-two bar Reel for two couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.

1- 8 First and second man dance a figure of eight round their partners, to start first man crosses in front of second man and casts behind second lady as second man casts behind first lady.
9-16 First and second ladies dance a figure of eight round their partners, first lady crossing in front of second lady to cast behind second man.
17-18 First and second ladies change places with right hand. First and second men do the same.
19-20 First and second couples cross giving left hand.
21-22 First and second ladies change places with right hand, first and second men do the same.
23-24 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way.
25-32 First and second couples dance rights and lefts.

Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Miss Judith Baillie of Dochfour

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


Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, 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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