The Unexpected
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Unexpected (R4x48) 4C (4C set) 48 bar Reel for 4 Couples in a 4 Couple Set, devised by Rodney J Burrows, 2019.3rd and 4th couples start on opposite sides. 12(3)(4)
1- 8 1st and 4th couples dance half figure of eight around 2nd and 3rd couples and
cross right hand and cast down/up (2s/3s stepping up/down). 21(4)(3)
9-16 1st lady and 4th lady cross to other side while 1st man dances down sideline to 3rd place and 4th man dances up sideline to 2nd place
1st and 4th couple turn end persons/corners right hand (1st lady with 2nd man; 1st man with 3rd lady; 4th lady with 3rd man; 4th man with 2nd lady), and (keeping right hands joined with corners) 1st and 4th couple take left hands in the centre to make a St Andrew's cross
All set
17-24 1st and 4th couples dance anticlockwise one place to the next corner
1st and 4th couple turn corner right hand, and (keeping right hands joined with corners) 1st and 4th couple take left hands in the centre to make a St Andrew's cross
All set
25-40 1st and 4th couples repeat bars 17-24 with the next two corners. 21(4)(3)
41-48 1st couple cross left hand out of the top of the set and cast down, while 4th couple cross left hand out of the bottom and cast up
1st and 4th couple dancers change places right hand on the sidelines
All set. 24(1)(3)
(WEECRIB)
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Dance Instruction Videos
The Unexpected - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction Video
"The Unexpected Surprise" Paul Chocarne-Moreau (1855–1930), Oil On Canvas, Before c. 1930
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