Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Sandwood Bay

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

SANDWOOD BAY (S4x32) 4C set Ann and Ian Jamieson Glen Orrin Collection 1

1- 8 Men dance RSh reel of 4 on side, while Ladies dance ½ RSh reel of 4 on side and set twice
9-16 1M+1L face diagonally, set and cast in 1 place, 4M+4L face diagonally, set and cast in 1 place
17-24 Men set twice while Ladies dance ½ RSh reel of 4 on side to face partner (2143), 2s+1s and 4s+3s dance ½ R&L
25-32 1s turn RH and cast to 4th place on opposite side, all turn partners 2H 1½ times. 2341

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


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Sandwood Bay is a natural bay in Sutherland, on the far north-west coast of mainland Scotland.
Sandwood Bay
Sandwood Bay


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