Polly Stewart

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 First couple set, turn with the right hand, cast off into second place and turn with the left hand, second couple step up on bars 5 & 6.
9-12 First, second and third men dance right hands across in a wheel, first second and third ladies do the same; at the end of bar 12 first couple pass by the right.
13-16 First man dances left hands across with second and third ladies, whilst first lady dances left hands across with second and third men. First couple finish facing their first corners.
17-20 Half a reel of four with first corners, passing left shoulder to commence, on bars 19 & 20 first couple turn with the left hand to face their second corners (instead of passing by the right shoulder).
21-24 Half a reel of four with second corners, again passing by the left shoulder to start, on bars 23 & 24 first couple again turn with the left hand to finish in second place on opposite sides facing out.
25-26 The three men join nearer hands on the ladies' side and the three ladies do the same on the men's side, all balance in line.
27-28 Second and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way whilst first man casts down to finish between third couple facing up and first lady casts up to finish between second couple facing down.
29-30 First couple turn with the right hand.
31-32 First man casts round third man into second place on own side and first lady casts behind second lady into second place on own side.

Repeat from second place.

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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