Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Old Pale Hill

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

OLD PALE HILL (S3x32) 3C Set Diane Rooney Cheshire 40th Anniversary

1- 8 1s set, cast (2s step up); 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 up round 2s. 2(1)3
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance ½ mirror reels of 3 on sides (1s in/down to start); 1s set and cross RH to 2nd place own side facing out. 312
17-24 2s+1s+3s dance Promenade (Chaperoned) Chain Progression:
 17-18 1M casts up, 1L casts down as 3s+2s turn ¾ RH into line up/down set
 19-22 1M+3L and 1L+2M, in prom hold dance clockwise to opposite end of line as 3M+2L (in middle) turn 1½ LH
 23-24 1s dance clockwise to 2nd place own side as 2s+3s turn partners ¾ RH to own sides. All face clockwise. 213
25-32 All chase clockwise ½ round; all set and cross RH with partner. 312

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


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