Paddy's Dream
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Paddy's Dream A thirty-two bar Jig for four couples in a longwise set. On the second chord first and third couples cross to opposite side of the set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 9.1- 2 All join hands on the side and set.
3- 6 First and second couples dance four hands round to the left in a circle to finish facing up and down on the sides: third and fourth couples do the same.
7- 8 All set.
9-16 Reels of four on the sides of the set passing right shoulder to commence.
17-24 First and second couples dance a ladies' chain, third and fourth couples do the same.
25-28 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts, third and fourth couples do the same. To commence all give right hands on the sides, then cross giving left hand to partner.
29-32 First and fourth couples dance half rights and lefts, again giving right hands on the sides and then crossing giving left hand to partner. Finish in the order 2, 4, 1, 3 with original second and first couples on opposite sides.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Paddy's Dream
(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 9, 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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