Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The Wheels On The Bus

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS (S3x32) 3C Set Chris Ronald Formation Foundations

1- 8 1s+3s dance Double Fig of 8 round 2s (1s down to begin, 3s cast up)
9-16 1s+2s dance the Tournee:
 1s+2s dance into prom hold (Men with partner on right, 1s face M's side and 2s L's side), couples ½ wheel anticlockwise and Men turn Ladies into middle, both couples turn 1½ times (2s RH, 1s LH) and dance out to places. 213
17-24 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 1st corners (Lady up, Man down) then ½ Fig of 8 round 3rd corner (Man up, Lady down)
25-32 1s+3s dance the Tournee:
 1s+3s dance into prom hold (Men with partner on right, 1s face M's side and 3s L's side), couples ½ wheel anticlockwise and Men turn Ladies into middle, both couples turn 1½ times (3s RH, 1s LH) and dance out to places (1s face out) 231

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


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