Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Swan On The Lake

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE SWAN ON THE LAKE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Iain Boyd Cairdin O't

1- 8 1s turn RH, cast 1 place, lead up crossing over and cast to 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 2s+1s+3s reel of 3 on sides (1s turn RH up between 2s to start) and 1s cross down from 2nd place to continue reel on own side, 1s turn LH to face 2L
17-24 1s+2L circle 3H round to left, 1s turn 2H to face 2M and circle 3H to right, turn 2H to face 1st corners
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 across (1M with 3s and 1L with 2s) and turn partner LH to own side in 2nd place

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


Swan On The Lake
The Swan On The Lake

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