The Wells Of Dee
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE WELLS OF DEE (S4x32) 4C set John Drewry Deeside Book 13s and 4s start on opposite sides
1- 8 All set, 1s and 4s cross RH while 2s+3s dance RH across ½ way, all set and cross RH
9-16 All circle left for 2 bars, Men turn Lady behind 2H once round and all circle left for 4 bars. 1(3)2(4)
17-24 1s and 3s turn 2H ½ way to face up, 1s cast 1 place on opposite sides while 3s dance up to top, 1s+2s dance RH across ½ way and 1s cross down to bottom while 2s cross up to top. 23(4)(1)
25-32 1s and 2s cast into centre, dance RH across ½ way, 1M+2L lead out Men's side cross and cast to ends and cross over RH while 1L+2M dance similarly on Ladies' side while 3s+4s dance towards each other and turn 2H on sides. 23(4)(1)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
The Wells Of Dee refers to the 'official' source of the River Dee, the water rising from a spring high on the Braeriach/Einich Cairn plateau at about 1,220 m (4,000 ft), the highest source of any major river in the British Isles.
One Of The Wells Of Dee On Braeriach
This page contains both original content, which is copyrighted, and excerpts from Wikipedia and other sources using the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Text from this original River Dee article on Wikipedia.
Image copyright Donald Thomas under this Creative Commons Licence 2.0.
Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'The Wells Of Dee' page