Sir Archibald Dunbar
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Sir Archibald Dunbar A thirty-two bar Strathspey for two couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 4 First lady casts off and crosses to second man's place, whilst second man casts up and crosses to first lady's place. Meanwhile first man turns second lady one and a half times with the right hand.
5- 8 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
9-12 First and second couples dance left hands across in a wheel.
13-16 First and second couples set and cross giving right hand in passing.
17-24 First and second couples dance four hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
25-32 First and second couples dance a promenade.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Sir Archibald Dunbar
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 12, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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