Paddy Carey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Paddy Carey A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 4 First and second ladies turn one and a half times with the right hand to change places, first and second men do the same.
5- 8 Second and first couples turn with the left hand, second couple finish in first place on own side and first couple finish in the centre facing the men's side, lady on her partner's right.
9-12 First couple lead out between second and third men, lady casts up and man casts down.
13-16 First couple turn once with the right hand to face out on the lady's side, lady on her partner's left.
17-20 First couple lead out between the second and third ladies, lady casts up and man casts down.
21-24 First couple turn one and a quarter times with the right hand to second place on own side of the set.
25-32 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Paddy Carey
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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