Pat's Dance
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Pat's Dance (S3x32) 3C Pat1- 4 1s dance half diamond Poussette with 2s
5- 8 1s dance half diamond Poussette with 3s. 231
9-12 Ladies join hands on the sides, advance for 2 steps, retire for 2 steps
13-16 Men repeat
17-20 3s (at top) dance RHA with 2nd lady while 1s (at bottom) dance RHA with 2nd man
21-24 3s (at top) dance LHA with 2nd man while 1s (at bottom) dance LHA with 2nd lady. (ie "teapots" with the middle couple starting "lady up man down", then swapping ends)
25-28 All join hands on the side and set twice
29-32 All dance do-si-do
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Pat, 2026)
Dance Notes
Amendments for 4 CouplesAll join in with 9-16 and 25-32, 1st couple slip to the bottom at end.
(Dance notes compiled by the deviser, Pat, 2026)
Dance Information
Pat has participated in Scottish Country Dancing for many years and helped restart and expand her local dancing group following the COVID-19 lockdowns.For her first devised dance, Pat selected figures beginning with the letters "P", "A", "T", "S" and "D", using her name as a mnemonic. The letter "T" is represented by "teapots" or "twos wake up".
The dance uses relatively simple figures but requires precise positioning and timing to perform them accurately.
Recommended music: Minister On The Loch.
(Dance information from notes supplied by the deviser, Pat, 2026)
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