Richmora
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Richmora An eighty bar Jig for three couples in a three couple set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 11.1- 8 First couple cast off and turn by the right hand, turn first corner with the left hand and second corner with the right hand to finish in second place on opposite side. Second couple step up on bars 1 & 2.
9-14 First couple dance reels of three with their corners passing first corner by the left to start.
15-16 First couple turn left hand to face their first corners.
17-24 First couple turn corner, partner, corner and partner to finish facing their first corners.
25-28 Half reel of four with first corners, passing left shoulder to face second corners.
29-32 Half reel of four with second corners, finish facing first corner persons on the opposite side.
33-40 Hello-Goodbye setting to finish facing second corner persons.
41-52 The Cogwheel:
41-42 first couple change places with second corners giving right hand;
43-44 second corners turn three quarters round with the left hand to face first corners;
45-46 second and third men change places giving right hand, second and third ladies do the same;
47-48 first corners turn left hand three quarters to face first couple;
49-50 first and third ladies change places giving right hand, first and second men do the same;
51-52 first couple turn left hand three quarters to face their second corners (now in first corner position).
53-64 Repeat bars 41-52 from new positions.
65-70 First couple dance reels of three on opposite sides with corners, passing their second corner by the right to commence.
71-72 First couple cross to own side giving right hand in passing and finish facing out.
73-74 First couple cast off into third place, third couple step up.
75-78 First couple dance a half figure of eight round third couple.
79-80 First couple cross to own side giving right hand.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Richmora Editor's note to the 2022 edition The formation described in bars 41-52 is not given a name as a distinctive figure in the original edition of this book. However, in preparing the 2022 edition, no corresponding existing figure was found. The editors consider this 12 bar formation deserving of a name, and suggest "The Cogwheel".
(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 11, 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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