Thistledown The Wind

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 All advance and retire
5- 8 1s and 3s Turn ¾ both hands to M face up and Ls face down in centre of set and Set
9-16 1s and 3s Right shoulder Reel of 4
17-20 1s and 3s Set and Turn both hands to face up (own side) in centre of set
21-24 1s cast to 3rd place and face up, 3s dance up between 2s and cast to 2nd place to face down, 2s step to 1st place (on 23+24) face each other. 231
25-32 Grand chain (2s cross at top of set, 3s and 1s changing right hand on sides to start) 231

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Fiona Macdonald, 2023)

Keith Rose's Crib Diagram

Thistledown The Wind - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Dance Information

For all in the Beginners 'Boost And Learners' Leg Up class Kilmorack, Scotland.

(Dance information by the deviser, Fiona Macdonald, 2023)

Each small fruit bears a tuft of fine, silky hairs known as a pappus, which can catch the wind and carry it away from the parent plant. In some species, including the spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), the feathery tufts frequently become detached from the fruits.

Thistles generally flower during the summer, with their seed heads developing in late summer and autumn. The white, fluffy thistledown is particularly conspicuous when released into the air by dry, breezy weather.

Thistle Seeds Ready To Take To The Moorland Air, With Collie Law On The Scottish Borders In The Background

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