Neaps An' Haggis

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+2M dance reel of 3 across (1s pass LSh and 2M dances up to start). 2M finishes in place facing out
9-16 1M+2L cross RH but 2L goes to 2M place as 2M casts to top, 1s+2s set diagonally, advance and Men join hands as Ladies joins hands under them, 1s+2s set and Men raise hands and lower them behind Ladies and on last bar Ladies drop hands and place them behind Men
17-24 1s+2s circle to left 2¼ times gradually expanding to normal circle and end with 2s in top place on opposite sides and 1s in 2nd place on own side
25-32 2s dance ½ Fig of 8 around 1s and 2s+1s turn LH

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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"Neep" is the Scots word for "rutabaga". The rutabaga, swede (from Swedish turnip), or yellow turnip is a root vegetable that originated as a cross between the cabbage and the turnip.

Haggis is a dish containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally simmered for approximately three hours.

Neeps, Tatties An' Haggis

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