Rachel's Bakery

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1-4 1st couple, giving right hands, turn once round, cast off one place. (2nd couple stepping up)
5-8 1st couple, giving left hands, turn 1¼. End in center back to back, 1W facing up, 1M facing down
9-16 All Set (as in crown triangles):
 1st couple turn the person on their right (2 bars) (1M/3M and 1W/2W)
 All dance ½ reel of 3 on the sides (1W giving left shoulder to 3W, 1M giving left shoulder to 2M)
 1st couple ends ½ reel back in same crown triangle position)
 (3's are now at top of set, 2's at bottom)
17-24 All Set (as in crown triangles):
 1st couple turn the person on their left
 1M/2W at bottom of set, 1W/3M at top)
 All dance ½ reel of 3 on the sides (Right shoulder)
 1st couple ending in 2nd place
 (order is now 213 with 1's on opposite sides)
25-28 1st couple dance a half Fig of 8 up around the 2's
29-32 1st couple, joining hands on the sides with the 2nd and 3rd couples, Advance and Retire

Repeat having passed a couple

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024)

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(Dance information by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024)

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