Willie With His Tartan Trews
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
WILLIE WITH HIS TARTAN TREWS (J8x40) 3C (4C set) David Rutherford RSCDS Book 141- 8 1s dance RSh parallel reels of 3 on opposite sides (RSh to 2s)
9-16 1s dance RSh parallel reels of 3 on own sides (RSh to 2s)
17-24 1s lead down and cross over below 2s and cast down behind 3s, lead back to top and cast to 2nd place on opposite sides to face 1st corners
25-32 1s set and turn 1st corners, set and turn 2nd corners (1s end on sides in 2nd place opposite sides)
33-40 2s+1s+3s advance and retire, 1s turn RH 1½ times
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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Willie with his Tartan Trews is a Scottish Country Dance published by Johnson in 1750 and interpreted in RSCDS Book 14 in 1947.The online websites and minicribs attribute this to David Rutherford, but Johnson published the same figure earlier.
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Trews is the origin of the word trousers.
Trews (Truis or Truibhas) are men's clothing for the legs and lower abdomen, a traditional form of Scottish apparel.
Highland Dancer Wearing Trews
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