Planxty Sir Festus Burke
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Planxty Sir Festus Burke A twenty-eight bar Reel for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 9.1- 8 First couple set, cross over giving right hand in passing, cast off behind second couple, lead down in front of third couple, cast behind fourth couple and meet to finish between fourth couple, all facing the top with nearer hands joined.
9-16 First and fourth couples "travel and balance" to the top of the set: they dance one travelling step with the right foot then dance a coupé with the left foot before continuing with a travelling step left foot and coupé right foot; and repeat.
17-24 First and fourth couples dance a reel of four across the set, on the last bar first couple do not pass by the left shoulder but instead meet to be ready to lead down with right hand.
25-28 First couple followed by fourth couple lead down to fourth place, second and third couples step up on bars 25 & 26.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Planxty Sir Festus Burke
(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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