Syd Chalmers
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Syd Chalmers A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 7.1- 4 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
5- 8 First, second and third couples dance half reels of three on the sides, first and second couples pass by the right to commence.
9-12 First and second couples dance left hands across in a wheel.
13-16 First, second and third couples dance half reels of three on the sides, first and second couples pass by the left shoulder to commence.
17-24 First couple dance down the middle and back, on bar 23 they raise their right hands to form an arch and first lady dances under the arch to dance out to place. First couple finishes facing out.
25-26 First couple cast off into second place, second couple step up.
27-30 First couple dance a half figure of eight round third couple, crossing down to commence.
31-32 First couple cross back to own side giving right hand in passing.
Repeat from second place.
Recommended tune: Syd Chalmers
(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 7, 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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