Oot And Aboot

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Oot and Aboot
Maggie and Duncan Keppie Haliburton School Of Arts SCD Book 7:
6/8x32 bar Jig
2-couple dance in 3- or 4-couple longways set

1-8 1ST MAN AND 2ND WOMAN ADVANCE AND RETIRE AND TURN: 1st man and 2nd woman advance and retire, then turn each other with right hands;

9-16 1ST WOMAN AND 2ND MAN ADVANCE AND RETIRE AND TURN: 1st woman and 2nd man advance and retire, then turn each other with left hands 1¼ to end back-to back facing partner;

17-24 REEL OF 4: 1st and 2nd couple dance a reel of 4 ending in original places facing clockwise;

25-32 CHASE, SET, CROSS AND SET: 1st and 2nd couples chase clockwise halfway around (2 bars), set to partner and cross with right hands, and set again to partner.

Repeat from 2nd place.

(Dance crib compiled by the devisers, Maggie and Duncan Keppie)

Dance Information

"Oot Wi' The Auld" is broad Scots for "Out And About", an idiomatic expression commonly used to denote someone engaging in various activities outside their usual place of residence.

The phrase implies mobility and a state of being in public spaces, indicating a departure from a more confined or secluded environment. Its versatility allows it to be applied broadly in everyday language to describe individuals participating in social, recreational, or work-related endeavours beyond the confines of their home or workplace.

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