Muirland Willie

  1-4   1s cross down to third place and cast up to second place WHILE 2s set and cross down to third place WHILE 3s cast to the top and cross, finishing 3s1s2s on opposite sides;

  5-6   all take hands and set on the sides;

  7-8   all cross with both hands to own sides;

  9-16 repeat bars 1-8 from new positions, finishing 2s3s1s on opposite sides;

17-20 1s lead to the top;

21-22 1s set;

23-24 1s2s take hands on the sides and set, advancing;

25-32 1s2s poussette.

  1-4   Very quick; 1s 2s take right hands when crossing down.

  6-6   Release hands early and set advancing on this left foot step.

  7-8   Use pas-de-basque step.

  9-12 Very quick; 3s (from 1st place), 1s (from 2nd place), take right hands when crossing down.

14-14 Release hands early and set advancing on this left foot step.

15-16 Use pas-de-basque step.

17-20 Sedate. Nearer hands joined is more comfortable.

19-20 2s 3s take hands on the sides and step down.

25-32 In the 2nd, 4th and 6th repeats, 1s2s3s dance poussette for 3 couples (preferably the more graceful form but, if preferred, the athletic version for the young and agile) so that 1s finish in 4th place of the full set and all others are in place for the new repeat when the new 1s2s3s must all be active on bar 1.