Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Scottish Ramble

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

SCOTTISH RAMBLE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Book 5

1- 8 1s cast down below 3s and lead up to top, cross and cast to 2nd place on opposite sides
9-16 1s circle 4H round to the left with 3s and dance full R&L with 2s (1 place to each bar) to face 1st corners
17-24 1s set to and turn 1st corner; set to and turn 2nd corner
25-32 1s dance 6 bar reels of 3 on sides with 2s and 3s (LSh to 1st corners) and cross to 2nd place own sides

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


Dance Instruction Videos

Scottish Ramble - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction Video

Dance Information

Scottish Ramble is a Scottish Country Dance, published by Johnson in about 1750 and interpreted by the RSCDS Book 5 in 1929.

(Dance information copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of George Williams)



Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'Scottish Ramble' page