Mr Compton
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Mr. Compton A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 4 First and second men join nearer hands and set advancing, as do second and third ladies; second couple join their right hands, and all set.
5- 8 First man, followed by second man, crosses and casts down behind first lady, crosses to own side and up to place. Meanwhile third lady, followed by second lady, crosses and casts up round third man, crosses back to own side and down to place.
9-12 First and second ladies and second and third men set advancing, second couple join left hand and they set in line.
13-16 First lady, followed by second lady, casts down behind first man and dances up to place, whilst third man, followed by second man, casts up behind third lady and dances down to place.
17-24 First couple cross over giving right hand, cast off behind second couple, who step up, dance down between third couple and cast up into second place still on the opposite sides.
25-28 Six hands round to the left in a circle half way, second and third couples finish facing up and down in the centre of the set.
29-32 Second and third couples dance half rights and lefts.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Mr Compton
(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 14, 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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