Rob Roy's Rant

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 First and second couples dance a reel of four across the dance, first lady and second man pass left shoulder to begin while their partners dance slightly to their left. They finish the reel with first couple in second place.
9-10 First couple cross giving right hands while second and third couples set (no hands).
11-12 First couple cast to their right to finish first lady in the middle in top place, first man in the middle in third place. At the same time second and third couples link on the sides to finish with third couple in first place facing down, second couple in third place facing up. (As if they were the supporting couples in a three couple set and link.)
13-16 Repeat, first couple changing up and down, supporting couples linking across to all finish on opposite sides.
17-24 Repeat bars 9-16 back to own sides.
25-32 Reels of three across the dance, first lady giving left shoulder to second man, first man left shoulder to third lady.

Repeat having passed a couple

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Eddy West 1992)

Dance Information

(Dance information by the deviser, Eddy West)

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