Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Ring O' Roses

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

RING O' ROSES (J8x32) 2C (4C set) Chris Ronald Formation Foundations

1- 8 1s dance Fig of 8 down round 2s
9-16 2s dance Fig of 8 up round 1s
17-24 1s+2s Set and Rotate:
 Set, rotate singly and dance on 1 place clockwise, change places RH on sides and dance on 1 place to own sides (1s in 2nd pl)
25-32 2s+1s dance 4H round and back

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


Dance Notes

Can be danced as a Strathspey, a Reel or a Jig.
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