Two Up, Two Down
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
TWO UP, TWO DOWN (S4x32) 4C set Derek Haynes Carnforth Collection 51- 8 1s+2s+3s set, cross RH, set and ½ turn partners LH into prom hold facing up
9-16 1s+2s+3s dance Allemande
17-24 All set, ½ turn partners RH, 3s+2s also 1s+4s circle 4H round to left
25-32 All dance reels of 4 on opposite sides ending 3214 on opposite sides
Repeat with 'up-side down' set and 4s leading
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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This strathspey, Two Up, Two Down, was devised for Pat Batt, and all other dancers who find themselves dancing on the "other" side.Two Up, Two Down is also a very common expression for a house, usually in a terrace of houses, which has two (bed) rooms above two (living) rooms.
It is also the name of a British sitcom starring Paul Nicholas and Su Pollard, aired for one series in 1979. The setting for this programme was a classic two up, two down house.
Two Up, Two Down Terraced Houses
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