The Rigmarole (Keppie)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The RigmaroleMaggie and Duncan Keppie Haliburton School Of Arts SCD Book 4:
6/8x32 Reel
2-couple in a 3 or 4 couple Longways set
1-8 1ST'S ½ FIGURE 8 AND GEAR TURNS WITH 2ND COUPLE: 1st couple dance ½ figure of 8 around 2nd couple, then turn them once around, 1st man with 2nd woman by the left hand and 1st woman with 2nd man by the right hand;
9-16 1ST'S DOWN UNDER AND BACK: 1st couple dance down middle nearer hands joined, cross over with 1st woman dancing under arms as 1st man dance below her, then dance back up to original places;
17-24 2ND'S ½ FIGURE 8 AND GEAR TURNS WITH 1ST COUPLE: 2nd couple dance ½ figure of 8 up around 1st couple, then turn them once around, 1st man and 2nd woman with left hands, 1st woman and 2nd man with right hands;
25-28 2ND'S CROSS AND CAST UP: 2nd couple cross by the right and cast up (1st couple stepping down on bars 27-28).
29-32 2ND AND 1ST COUPLES ADVANCE AND RETIRE with walking steps.
Repeat from 2nd place.
(Dance crib compiled by the devisers, Maggie and Duncan Keppie)
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