Rattlin' Bog
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Rattlin' Bog A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 7.1- 4 Six hands round to the left, three quarters round to finish in two lines, ladies facing down and men facing up the set.
5- 8 All set pas de basque coupé.
9-12 First couple "cast to corners": first man casts behind the men and dances in to face third lady (in first lady's place) whilst first lady casts behind second lady and dances in to face second man, second couple step to the men's side of the set.
15-20 First couple turn corners with the right hand, partner with the left hand, second corners (in first corner position on the opposite side) with the right hand and partner with the left hand to finish facing up and down between second and third couples (lady at the top).
21-24 Six hands round to the right in a circle, three quarters to own side.
25-28 First and second couples dance four bars of a promenade, opening out to finish with first couple at the top and second couple in second place on the opposite sides.
29-32 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
Repeat from second place.
Recommended tune: Rattlin' Bog
(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 7, 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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