Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Wes Clindinning's Hornpipe

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

WES CLINDINNING'S HORNPIPE (R3x32) 3C set Melbourne Briscoe

1- 8 1s ½ turn and twirl (pull back RSh) and dance out to opposite sides, 2s repeat
9-16 3s repeat (all now on opposite sides). 1s+2s+3s ½ turn and twirl to own sides
17-24 1s slip step down the middle and back to end at top facing down
25-32 1M+2M RH 1½ times while 1L+2L turn LH 1½, 1M+3M LH 1½ times while 1L+3L turn RH 1½. 231

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


Dance Notes

Wes Clindinning's Hornpipe is a variation on Belfast Hornpipe, differing only in bars 25-32

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