Over The Moon

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

OVER THE MOON (S4x32) 4C set John Drewry Greenburn Book 2
3s and 4s start on opposite sides

1- 8 1s and 4s petronella turn to centre, turning RH dance out of ends and cast down/up to 2nd/3rd places on original sides
9-16 1L+4M also 1M+4L in prom hold dance LSh reel of 3 with 2s/3s
17-24 1s and 4s dance up/down between 2s/3s and cast down/up to 2nd/3rd place, 1s+4s ½ R&L
25-32 All dance reel of 4 on sides. 24(1)(3)

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

Dance Information

"Over the Moon" is a common idiom in the English language used to express a state of great happiness, joy, or satisfaction.

The phrase is figurative and does not imply a literal journey to the moon. Instead, it conveys a heightened emotional state or a sense of elation. The origin of the expression can be traced to colloquial usage, and it has become a widely understood and used idiom in the English-speaking world.

People use this phrase in various contexts to describe their feelings of extreme happiness or delight in response to positive experiences or outcomes.

Over The Moon - The Earth straddling the limb of the Moon, as seen from above Compton crater

Over The Moon - Earthrise Over Compton Crater

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