Willie Maclean Of Aulthea
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Willie Maclean Of Aulthea A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 4 First couple cross giving right hand and cast into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First man dances a half figure of eight round third couple whilst first lady does the same round second couple, passing left shoulders to finish facing first corners.
9-12 Half reel of four with first corners.
13-16 Half reel of four with second corners, to face first corner people (in third corner positions).
17-20 Turn first corners by the right hand and pass right shoulder to face second corner people (in fourth corner positions).
21-24 Turn second corners by the right hand to finish on opposite side, facing out, taking promenade hold with first corner people.
25-28 The two couples promenade round clockwise half way to return first corners to place.
29-32 First couple pick up second corner people on their left in a promenade hold and promenade round clockwise half way to return second corners to place. First couple finish in second place own side.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Willie Maclean of Aulthea
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, 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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