Pandemonic!

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 2 1s Petronella turn into centre
3- 4 1s set while 2s Petronella turn (2L between 1s)
5- 6 1s Petronella turn to opposite sides while 2s set while 3s Petronella turn (3L between 2s)
7- 8 1s set while 2s Petronella turn to opposite side while 3s set
9-10 1s pass LSh back to own side facing out while 2s set while 3s Petronella to opposite side
11-12 1s start casting into 3rd place while 2s cross up to top place facing in while 3s set
13-14 1s finish casting into 3rd place, 2s pass LSh to face out and 3s cross up to 2nd place facing in
15-16 1s set while 2s cast down to 2nd place facing in while 3s pass LSh to finish back to back in centre facing opposite sides (3M facing 2M and 3L facing 2L)
17-24 2s+3s dance a reel of 4 across the dance, to finish shoulder to shoulder facing down with Men on the left of their partner, 3s in the lead
25-32 2s+3s cross down below 1s, cast up and meet in centre to face up. 3s cast into 2nd place, 2s finish in 1st place facing in. 231

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

1- 2 First couple petronella turn.
3- 4 First couple set facing up and down while second couple petronella turn (second lady between first couple).
5- 6 First couple petronella turn to opposite side while second couple set while third couple petronella turn (third lady between second couple).
7- 8 First couple set while second couple petronella to opposite side while third couple set.
9-10 First couple pass left shoulder back to own side, facing out while second couple set
 while third couple petronella to opposite side.
11-12 First couple start casting into third place while second couple cross up (no hands) to top place facing in while third couple set.
13-14 First couple finish casting into third place while second couple pass left shoulder facing out while third couple cross up to second place (no hands) facing in.
15-16 First couple set while second couple cast down into second place while third couple pass left shoulder to finish back to back facing partner's side (and man facing man, lady facing lady); second and third couple forming a line across the dance.
17-24 Second and third couple dance a reel of four across the dance, both couples finishing shoulder to shoulder facing down (men on the left of their partner, and third couple in the lead, so overdo the reel a bit).
25-32 With third couple leading, both couples cross down below first couple, cast up, meet in the center to face up. Third couple cast into second place, second couple finish in first place turning inwards.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Viktor Lehmann, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, March 2020)

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Music Suggestion: Maxwell's Rant (Judith Linton/Marian Anderson/Muriel Johnstone)

(Dance information by the deviser, Viktor Lehmann, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, March 2020)