Out In The Ocean

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 Third and fourth couples dance half rights and lefts.
5- 8 Second and fourth couples dance half a ladies' chain.
9-12 Second and fourth couples dance half rights and lefts.
13-16 First and third couples set and turn partner half way to finish facing up and down. Dancers are now in a square set.
17-24 Double ladies' chains: first and third couples dance a ladies' chain up and down the set, whilst second and fourth couples dance a ladies' chain across the set; the ladies commence by giving right hands across in a wheel half way whilst the men dance along the sides.
25-32 Eight hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
33-40 Double men's chain: the men commence by dancing left hands across in a wheel half way whilst the ladies dance along the sides: on bar 40 the ladies all finish facing out.
41-56 Schiehallion reel, the men cross to commence whilst the ladies cast into their partners' positions.
57-64 Eight hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
65-68 First and third couples dance half rights and lefts to finish back on the sides in a longwise set.
69-72 Second and fourth couples dance half a ladies' chain.
73-76 Third and fourth couples dance a double figure of eight half way, to start third couple cast off as fourth couple cross up.
77-80 Fourth and second couples dance a double figure of eight half way, to start second couple cast up as fourth cross down.
81-88 Third, fourth and second couples dance a reel of three on own side of the set, fourth couple dance in and up to start.
89-96 Eight hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right. Finish in the order 3, 4, 2, 1.

Repeat with new top couple.

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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