The Rejected Suitor
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Rejected Suitor A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 10.1- 6 First couple dance a half figure of eight round second couple and then lead down to finish back to back facing opposite side. Second couple step up on bars 5 & 6.
7- 8 Join hands in triangle formation and set.
9-16 Turn first corner with the right hand, partner with the left hand, second corner with the right hand and partner with the left hand. Finish facing first corners.
17-20 Half a reel of four with first corners.
21-24 Half a reel of four with second corners.
25-28 First man passes third lady giving left shoulder to dance a half reel of three across the set with third couple whilst first lady passes second man giving left shoulder to dance a half reel of three with second couple. First couple finish in second place on own side.
29-32 Half reels of three on own side of the set, first and second men pass by the right to commence as do first and third ladies.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Rejected Suitor
(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 10, 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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