Paddy On The Railroad
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Paddy On The Railroad A forty-eight bar Reel for four couples in a longwise set. On the second chord third and fourth couples cross to opposite side. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 11.1- 4 First couple dance a half figure of eight round second couple, crossing down to start; whilst fourth couple dance a half figure of eight round third couple crossing up to start.
5- 8 Second and third couples dance half a ladies' chain.
9-16 Eight hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right. Finish in square formation.
17-20 The men dance left hands across in a wheel a quarter round and turn the next lady with the right hand once round.
21-24 Repeat bars 17-20, men finishing half way round the square.
25-28 Ladies dance right hands across a quarter round and turn the next man once round with the left hand.
29-32 Repeat bars 25-28, ladies finishing next to their partners.
33-36 Second and third couples dance half a ladies' chain, first and fourth couples opening out to face their partners so that all are back in a longwise set.
37-40 Half reels of four on the sides.
41-42 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way, third and fourth couples do the same.
43-44 First and fourth couples dance left hands across in a wheel half way.
45-48 Fourth and first couples turn partner one and a half times with the left hand. Finish in the order 2, 4, 1, 3.
Repeat with new end couples leading. Recommended tune: Paddy on the Railroad
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 11, 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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