New York Yankees

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

NEW YORK YANKEES (S4x32) 4C set Masako Okada Naitoh
2 chords - on 2nd chord 1M and 2L change places LSh also 3L and 4 M change places RSh - face in and join nearer hands with partner

1- 4 1s+2s also 3s+4s set and link to finish Men facing clockwise, Ladies facing anticlockwise
5- 8 Ladies dance LH across. Men chase ½ way clockwise, pull back RSh to form St Andrews cross facing anticlockwise
9-12 All set and link with "new partner" to change places
13-16 Men dance LH across while Ladies chase ½ way clockwise. Men face diagonally out to face partner, Ladies at top/bottom of sides
17-24 All dance reels of 4 on the sides passing partner RSh to start
25-32 All ½ turn partners 2H (1 bar), dance 8H to the left ¾ round (5 bars), all Advance 1 step to centre + Retire 1 step

Note: End of 4th time through: Bars 31-32 All ¾ turn to face each other in St Andrew's cross, Men in centre (All Men dance in towards centre to start)

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

Dance Information

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City alongside the National League (NL) New York Mets.

The team's origins trace back to 1903 when Frank Farrell and Bill Devery acquired the franchise rights to the now-defunct Baltimore Orioles (unrelated to the present-day team of the same name) following its closure. They leveraged these rights to form the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders underwent an official renaming to the Yankees in 1913.

Arguably the most successful professional sports franchise in the United States, the Yankees have won 20 American League East Division titles, 40 American League pennants, and 27 World Series championships, all of which are MLB records.

The team's new ballpark, Hilltop Park, was constructed in one of Upper Manhattan's highest points-between 165th and 168th Streets in the Washington Heights neighborhood. Fans believed the name the "New York Highlanders" was chosen because of the team's elevated location in Upper Manhattan, or as a nod to team president Joseph Gordon's Scottish-Irish heritage (the Gordon Highlanders were a well known Scottish military unit).

Hilltop Park, Home Of The Highlanders, Before 1923

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