Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Star

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE STAR (S3x32) 3C set RSCDS Book 28

1- 8 1s cross RH to 2nd place opposite sides, all set, 1s cross back to original places and all set
9-16 2s cross RH to 3rd place opposite sides, all set; 2s cross back to original places and all set
17-24 All advance and retire 1 step twice, Ladies circle 3H round on sides while Men also circle 3H round
25-32 1s+2s dance ½ Diamond Poussette; 1s+3s dance ½ Poussette

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


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The Star is a Scottish Country Dance of uncertain provenance possibly found in the Hilton Manuscript, a document which can no longer be found. It was interpreted by the RSCDS in Book 28, 1977.

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A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun.
Star Sizes
Relative Sizes Of The Planets In The Solar System And Several Well Known Stars


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