The Scots Guards (Duns)

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s also 2s ¾ turn 2H to end in line of 4 up/down set, dance ½ reel of 4 and ¾ turn partners to sides
9-16 1L dances reel of 3 with 2s and 1M with 3s, 1s ending facing 1st corners
17-24 1s dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting ending with petronella turn to 2nd places
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back

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

Dance Information

This dance, The Scots Guards (Duns), 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.

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 Drummer, Piper, Bugler And Bandsman, c. 1891

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