Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Red Rose And White

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

RED ROSE AND WHITE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Jean Attwood Alexander Book 6

1- 8 1s turn RH, cast 1 place and dance ½ Fig of 8 round 3s to end 2nd place on opposite sides
9-16 1s dance RH across (M with 2s, L with 3s), 1M followed by 2L also 1L followed by 3M pass RSh to change ends for LH across 2M/3L, 1M followed by 2L ends top of Ladies' side and his partner at bottom of Men's side
17-24 1s turn partner LH, 1st corner RH, 2nd corner LH, partner RH to face 2nd corner
25-32 1s dance RSh reels of 3 on opposite sides and cross RH to 2nd place

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


The White Rose And The Red Rose
"The White Rose And The Red Rose" Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh (1864-1933), Art Nouveau, 1902

Image copyright Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh, public domain, via WikiArt.

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