Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

A Trip To Ottawa (Brown)

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

A TRIP TO OTTAWA (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Malcolm Brown Ardbrae 60 years

1- 8 1s set, cast (2s step up), 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 up round 2s. 2(1)3
9-16 1s+2s dance Helice:
 1-2 2s+1s turn partner ¾ RH into promenade hold in line in centre (2s facing Men's side, 1s facing Ladies' side)
 3-4 2s+1s promenade ½ way round anticlockwise (not too close together)
 5-6 2s+1s in promenade hold, pivot to face partners in centre of set (1s in centre 1st place, 2s in centre 2nd place)
 7-8 1s+2s cast to sides 1(2)3
17-24 2s set, cast up (1s step down). 2s dance ½ fig of 8 down round 1s. All finish in middle, 2s+3s dance in on Left foot
25-32 All promenade. 213

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


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