Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Double Figures Of Eight Across Halfway

In Double figures of eight across halfway two Couples perform Figures of eight across halfway over the same path.

One Couple starts by Crossing Up and the other by Casting Down (or by Crossing Down and the other by Casting Up).


Here are examples of those Scottish Country Dances for which we have instructions on this site and in which the term, Double figures of eight across halfway, either appears explicitly or is implied; note that for a common term these will be a small selection; for a rare term, these may be all that exist:

Deaconsbank
Double Dose
Glasgow 1990
Glayva
Go With The Rhythm
Inverugie Castle (Drewry)
Jewel In The Navel
Queen's View
Ski Tow


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