O'er Bogie
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
O'er Bogie A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 9.1- 8 Inveran Reels: first couple dance a half reel of three on the opposite side of the set, then dance half reels of three on own side of the set.
9-12 First and second couples set and change places on the sides giving right hand in passing. Meanwhile third couple set and cross over giving right hand.
13-16 Repeat "back to place" giving left hand in passing.
17-24 Grand chain for three couples, to commence first couple cross at the top whilst second and third couples change places on the sides giving right hands.
25-28 First couple cross over and cast off into second place on the opposite side, second couple step up.
29-32 First couple dance a half figure of eight round second couple, crossing up to commence.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: O'er Bogie
(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 9, 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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