Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Shakin' The Bottle

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

SHAKIN' THE BOTTLE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Ian Barbour Magic Medicine

1- 8 1s set, cross RH, set, turn LH moving down and face 1st corners
9-16 1s turn 1st corners RH pass RSh to dance LH across with 2s+3s on own sides and pass LSh to face 2nd corners
17-24 1s turn 2nd corners RH pass RSh to dance LH across 1L with 2s and 1M with 3s, pass LSh to face out between 2s and 3s on own sides
25-32 1s dance full Figs of 8 on own sides dancing round 3rd corner to start while 2s+3s dance R&L

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


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