Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

A Visit To Kelburn

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

A VISIT TO KELBURN (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Eric Finley North Ayrshire 50th Anniversary

1- 8 1s+2s+3s set and 1L+3M turn RH end facing opposite sides as 2L+3L cast up and 1M+2M cast down, 1L dances LH across with 1M+2M and 3M with 2L+3L
9-16 3M followed by 2L+3L dance diagonally down to 3M place and up to 1M place while 1L followed by 2M+3M dances diagonally up (passing 3M RSh) to 1L place and down to 3L place, all set and 1L+3M turn LH to face opposite sides while 2L+3L cast up and 1M+2M cast down
17-24 1L dances RH across with 2L+3L while 3M dances RH across with 1M+2M, 1L followed by 2L+3L dances diagonally down to 3L place and up to own places while 3M followed by 2M+1M dances diagonally up (passing 1L LSh) to 1M place and down to own places
25-32 1s+2s dance Allemande

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


Dance Information

Kelburn lies at the foot of Kelburn Glen alongside the Kel Burn near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Kelburn is noted for Kelburn Country Centre and Kelburn Castle, a large house and the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. Originally built in the thirteenth century, it is one of the oldest castles in Scotland and has been continuously inhabited by the same family for longer than any other.
Kelburn Castle North Ayrshire, Scotland
Kelburn Castle, North Ayrshire, Scotland


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