Tom Thumb (Mitchell)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Tom Thumb A twenty-four bar Reel for two couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 11.1- 4 Second couple dance a petronella turn and set; first couple step down into second place and set.
5- 8 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts, to start first lady and second man give right hands as do first man and second lady.
9-12 Second couple petronella turn to own side and set whilst first couple cast down then cross up between second couple to original places.
13-16 First couple dance a petronella turn into the middle and set; second couple step up and set.
17-20 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts; to start first lady and second man give right hand as do first man and second lady.
21-24 First couple dance a petronella turn to own side and set. Meanwhile second couple cast down and cross up between first couple to finish on own side.
Repeat with new top couple leading. Recommended tune: Tom Thumb
(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 11, 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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