Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Rose Acre

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

ROSE ACRE (S4x32) 4C set Anne N MacKenzie
3s and 4s start on opposite sides

1- 8 All dance Grand Chain
9-16 1s and 4s cross RH, cast in 1 place, dance RH across and ½ turn RH into prom hold (1s facing Men's side and 4s facing Ladies' side)
17-24 1s and 4s dance reels of 3 on sides (LSh to Lady on left) and end in middle 1s facing 4s
25-32 1s+4s set to each other, set advancing to pass LSh to face corners, 4s and 1s turn corners (nearer hand) as they dance out between ends. 24(1)(3)

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


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