Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Waipu Wanderers

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

The Waipu Wanderers (R8x32) 32 bar Reel for 3 Couples in a 4 Couple Set, Eddy West, 2008

1-4 1st couple set and cast off one place, 2nd couple step up on 3,4.
5-8 All three couples set and half turn to finish facing down in allemande hold.
9-16 All three couples dance an allemande starting by dancing down and to the right then crossing to the ladies side and dancing up, finish in order 3,1,2 all on opposite side.
17-20 All cross giving right hands then chase a quarter way round clockwise.
21-24 All change places up and down giving right hands and chase clockwise to own sides.
25-32 Second, first and third couples dance six hands round and back.

Repeat having passed a couple.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Eddy West 2008)


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Dance Information

This dance, The Waipu Wanderers was devised by Eddy West for the Waipu Scottish Country Dance Club.

Suggested music: "Set of Reels" - Craigellachie Band - "After the Chord"

(Dance information by the deviser, Eddy West)



Published in https://eddywest.nz/waipuwand.html The Whangarei Book Of Scottish Country Dances by Eddy West, 2008.

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