Willafjord

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way and set.
5- 8 First and third couples dance left hands across in a wheel half way and set.
9-12 First and third couples dance half rights and lefts.
13-16 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
17-24 First couple cross over giving right hand in passing and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 19 & 20; then first couple turn with the left hand to face their first corners.
25-32 Corners pass and turn: first corners turn by the right hand and dance back to place in four bars whilst first couple dance round them and pass giving right hand to face their second corners; then second corners turn by the right hand and dance back to place in four bars whilst first couple dance round them and turn with the right hand to finish facing out between second and third ladies, first lady on her partner's right.
33-36 First couple lead out between second and third ladies, first man casts up and first lady casts off to meet facing up and down in the centre of the set.
37-40 First couple turn with both hands, using pas de basque step, one and a half times to finish facing out between second and third man, first lady on her partner's right.
41-44 First couple lead out between second and third men, the lady casts up and the man casts off to finish facing up and down in the centre of the set.
45-48 First couple turn with both hands, using pas de basque step, one and a quarter times to finish on own side of the set in second place. Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Willafjord

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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