Mrs Grace Bowie
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Mrs Grace Bowie A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 6.1- 8 First couple cross down between second couple to dance a figure of eight round second and third couples on opposite side of the set, first couple finish in first place on opposite side.
9-16 First couple dance a figure of eight round second and third couples on own side of the set, crossing between second couple to commence.
17-24 First, second and third couples dance a grand chain.
25-32 First and second couples change places with a knot.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Mrs Grace Bowie
(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 6, 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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