Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Pavilion Medley

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Pavilion Medley A thirty-two bar Strathspey, thirty-two bar Reel Medley for four couples in a longwise set. Strathspey Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.

1- 8 Grand chain for four couples, one step to each hand.
9-12 First lady and second man set and change places giving right hand in passing; whilst third man and fourth lady do the same.
13-16 First and second couples dance four hands round to the left in a circle; third and fourth couples do the same; all finish facing own partner on the sides of the set. 17 All change places with partner giving right hand.
18-20 First and fourth men turn one and a half times with the left hand, second and third men do the same.
21-24 Half reel of four on the sides of the set. 25 Second man and third lady change places giving right hand, as do second lady and third man, first lady and fourth man and first man and fourth lady.
26-28 Second and third ladies turn one and a half times with the left hand whilst first and fourth ladies do the same.
29-32 Half reels of four on the sides of the set. Reel
1-16 Repeat bars 17-32 of the Strathspey section.
17-20 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel; third and fourth couples do the same.
21-24 First man and second lady change places giving right hand in passing and set; third lady and fourth man do the same.
25-28 Second and third couples cross to own side giving right hand in passing and set. Meanwhile first and fourth couples dance half rights and lefts.
29-32 All turn partner once round with the right hand. Finish in the order 2, 4, 1, 3.

Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tunes: Strathspey: Glen Caladh Castle; Reel: New Market House

(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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