Winsten Gallop
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Winsten Gallop A thirty-two bar Reel for three couples in a longwise set., devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 8.1- 8 First couple take a promenade hold, lady on the man's left, and promenade down in front of second man and behind third man, dance up in front of third man then separate to cast up behind second couple into first place on the opposite side.
9-16 First couple again meet to take a promenade hold, dance down in front of second lady and behind third lady, then dance up in front of third lady and divide to cast up behind second couple into first place on own side.
17-20 First couple cross over giving right hand and cast off into second place on the opposite side.
21-24 First couple dance a half a figure of eight round second couple to finish in second place on own side.
25-32 First and second couples dance rights and lefts. Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Winsten Gallop
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 8, 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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