Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Scots Gate

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

SCOTS GATE (J4x32) 4C set Wilma Miller Ladies of Dunse

1- 8 1s and 4s set, cast and circle 4H round in centre ending in 2nd/3rd places own sides
9-16 2s and 3s set, cast and dance RH across in centre ending in 2nd/3rd places own sides
17-24 1s lead down the middle and back
25-32 All dance 4 couple Poussette

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

Dance Information

This dance, Scots Gate, was published in the booklet "The Ladies Of Dunse", a collection of dances from Duns and district published by The Duns and district branch of the RSCDS in 1995.
Front cover of The Ladies Of Duns booklet
Miss Margaret Rae And Wilma Miller, "The Ladies Of Dunse" Booklet
Image copyright Ian Whittaker, all rights reserved, reproduced here with kind permission, 2022.

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