Red Flower
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
RED FLOWER (R3x32) 3C set The 2010 Summer School Unit 2/3 Candidates1- 8 1s2s3s dance snowball chain. 3(2)1
9-16 All circle to the left (3 bars), pivot and chase back to place anticlockwise. 3(2)1
17-24 2L sets advancing to 2M, 2L sets retiring (turning to face out end bar 20) as 2M sets advancing; 2L casts up and across to ladies' side, as 2M follows to top of men's side (3s step down bars 23-24) 231
24-32 All dance reels of 3 on the side, 2s3s pass RSh to start. 231
(MISC. CRIB)
Dance Notes
Bars 19-24 2M needs to consider step length and timing, without casting too far outside the set, to arrive just in time to flow (covering with partner) into the reel.Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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Devised By The 2010 Summer School Unit 2/3 Candidates For Pat Houghton.
Red Flower
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