Figure Of Eight Across

The dance term Figure of eight across is an 8-bar combination of Cross up and Cast down or Cross down and Cast up, starting with either the Crossing or the Casting movement, and then repeated from the new Place; the Scottish Country Dancer Finishes in the Place in which s/he started.

Here are examples of those Scottish Country Dances for which we have instructions on this site and in which the term, Figure of eight across, 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:

Collie Law
Haggis Thrash
Harvest Moon
Hidden Valley
Jag's Jig
Quincentenary Jig
Royal Town
Teacher's Pet
There And Back
Touch Of Disblair

Dance Video Clip Which Demonstrates Figure Of Eight Across

Figure Of Eight Across Video Clip

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