The Wattle O't
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Wattle O't A thirty two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 7.1- 4 First couple set and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First couple cross over giving right hand and cast up to the top, second couple step down on bars 7 & 8.
9-12 First and second couples dance four hands round to the left, in a circle.
13-16 Retaining hands in a circle, first couple lead down under an arch made by second couple, first couple release nearer hands and cast up to the top turning second couple under the arch as they do so.
17-24 First couple dance down the middle. As a couple with hands joined, they turn to their left, to come up on own side to the top, then cast off into second place.
25-32 First couple, followed by third couple, lead up to the top, in a promenade hold, cast off behind second man, cross over and cast up behind second lady, then lead down between second couple. First couple cross back to own side and cast up into second place as third couple cross to third place on own side.
Repeat from second place.
Recommended tune: The Wattle O't
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 7, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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