Olive's Return To Old Scotia
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
OLIVE'S RETURN TO OLD SCOTIA (R4x32) 4C set Jean Miller Nova Scotia Collection 20171- 8 1s+2s set, 1s+2s circle 4H round to left, 1s dance down 1 place while 2s step up and 3s set
9-16 1s+3s circle 4H round to left; 1s followed by 3s lead down and cast up round 4s, flowing into...
17-24 Mirror reels of 3 on sides (1s dance in/up, 2s out/down, 3s out up to start)
25-32 1s+3s dance ½ R&L; 3s+1s cross RH with partner, 1s+4s change places LH on sides. 2341
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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This dance was devised by Jean Miller as a farewell gift to Olive Jackson before she moved back to Scotland and was published in Spark O' Water, Dances of Nova Scotia in 2017.Recommended music: The accompanying CD by Muriel Johnstone and Keith Smith.
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