Tap The Barrel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

TAP THE BARREL (R3x32) 3C set Sue Burridge Ness House 2

1- 8 1L+3M change places RH, 1M +3L change places RH, 2s cross RH and all ½ turn into Allemande hold
9-16 All dance Allemande
17-24 1s set and cast 1 place (2s step up); 3s set and cast up 1 place (1s step down) 231
25-32 All circle 6H round and back

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

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Tap The Barrel is the expression used for the process of inserting a tap into a barrel of beer to enable small quantities of beer to be drawn from the barrel.

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