Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Toddlin' Tim

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

TODDLIN' TIM (R4x32) 4C Set Ann Dix The Burnham Set

1- 4 1s+4s cross RH to finish side by side with partner in middle (1s facing down, 4s facing up) and set
5- 8 1s+4s dance ½ R&L up/down set (to finish 1s in 3rd place, 4s in 2nd place (2s+3s step up/down on 5-6). 2413
9-16 2s+3s repeat bars 1-8 to finish 3s and 2s facing out. 4321
17-24 4s+3s also 2s+1s dance double Fig of 8 (4s and 1s cross down/up, 3s and 2s cast up/down to start)
25-28 4s+3s+2s dance ½ reels of 3 on the sides (2s in and up, 3s down and out, 4s in and down to start) and finish 2s facing 3s and 4s facing 1s. 2341
29-32 All set, 2M+3M and 4L+1L turn RH while 2L+3L and 4M+1M turn LH. 2341

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


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