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The Scots Guards (Legge)

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THE SCOTS GUARDS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Rosemary Legge

1- 8 1L+2L+3L advance and retire; 1M+2M+3M advance and retire
9-16 1s followed by 2s+3s cast on own sides to 3rd place; All dance up the centre nearer hands joined, 3s to original place while 1s+2s stay in the centre and facing partner ready for...
17-24 1s+2s dance Poussette
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back. 213

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


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Also see the dance The Scots Guards (Duns) published in the booklet "The Ladies Of Dunse".

The Scots Guards, part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army.

Their origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced as far back as 1642.

Scots Guards
Scots Guards Drummer, Piper, Bugler And Bandsman, c. 1891


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