Piece O' Cake
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
PIECE O' CAKE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Sue McKinnell1- 8 1s+2s dance 2 couple Bourrel:
1M+2L set advancing, ¾ turn 2H and twirl to end BtoB (Lady facing up and Man down) while partners chase anticlockwise ¾ way,
set to partners and turn 2H to own sides having changed places
9-20 2s+1s+3s dance 3 couple R&L
21-24 1s turn RH and cast 1 place (3s step up bar 23-24)
25-32 3s+1s dance the Knot
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Piece O' Cake 8X32 Strathspey for 3C by Sue McKinnell
1-8 1C and 2C dance the bourrel.
9-20 2C, 1C, and 3C dance rights and lefts for 3 couples.
21-24 1C turn RH and cast one place as 3C step up.
25-32 3C and 1C dance the knot.
Repeat.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Sue McKinnell, Apr 2018)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
Suggested music is Sauchie Haugh from Taylor and Imbrie Live.(Dance information by the deviser, Sue McKinnell)
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