The Potter's Pairs
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE POTTER'S PAIRS (R4x32) 4C set Sjoerd van Leersum et al Potters Pairs Book 11- 8 1s and 4s cross RH, cast down/up 1 place (2s+3s step down/up 3-4), 1s+4s dance RH across, pull back RSh to face 1st corners
9-16 Diagonal reels of 4:
2s+3s dance 8 bars of diagonal reel, dancing ½ LH across in centre instead of passing LSh
1s+4s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass LSh in centre and dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corner positions
17-24 RSh reels of 4 on sidelines (1s+4s start from centre). All end on sidelines, 1s+4s facing out
25-32 2s+4s also 1s+3s dance double Figs 8 across (2s+3s cross, 1s+4s cast to start)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Published in Potters Pairs Book 1, reproduced here under this Creative Commons Attribution - NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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