Mol-A-Deas
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Mol-A-Deas A thirty-two bar Reel for two couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 11.1- 8 Four hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
9-16 Reversed Quern progression for two couples*:
9-11 first and second couples turn partner with the left hand once round;
12-14 left hands across in a wheel half way;
15-16 cross left hand to own side of the set.
17-18 First lady and second man change places giving right hand in passing.
19-20 First and second ladies cross giving left hand in passing, first and second men do the same.
21-22 First man and second lady change places giving right hand in passing.
23-24 First and second couples cross giving right hand to partner in passing.
25-28 First and second couples set twice.
29-32 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Mol-a-deas * The Reversed Quern progression for two couples is described in the appendix of this book.
(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 11, 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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