Hands Round
Sometimes called 'circle', Hands round is the formal expression for joining hands and dancing clockwise or anticlockwise round in a circle, using the Strathspey travelling step in a Strathspey or the Slip step in a Quick tempo dance. When not qualified, Hands round to the left is implied.Taking hands in the circle should follow the standard rules: when a Man and an adjacent Lady Take hands, the Man should Hold the Palm upwards, the Lady downwards; where there are three adjacent Men or Ladies Taking hands in a line, the Middle one Holds both Palms according to the previous rule, the others the opposite; and where these rules are insufficient, the Dancing man or Lady applies the first rule, with the other dancers following appropriately.
Here are examples of those Scottish Country Dances for which we have instructions on this site and in which the term, Hands round, 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:
Aurora Australis
Baldyquash
Balmullo Reel
Barmkin
Cape Breton Island
Code Breaker
Consumption Dyke
Good Hearted Glasgow
Silver Grey
Sleeping Warrior
Dance Video Clip Which Demonstrates Hands Round
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FiguresArches
Casting
Chains
Chasing
Cross And Cast
Cross, Cast And Half Figures Of Eight
Crossing
Dance
Drop
Exchange Places
Exchange Positions
Figure Of Eight
Figures Of Eight
Hands Across
Hands Round
Petronella Movements
Polite Turn
Poussette Movements
Pull Left Shoulder Back
Pull Right Shoulder Back
Reel
Reel(s) Of Three
Reel(s) Of Four
Reel(s) Of Five
Reel(s) Of Six
Set And Cast
Set And Cross
Setting
Standing
Step Down
Step Up
Tandem
Travelling
Turn And Cast
Turning
While
Casting
Chains
Chasing
Cross And Cast
Cross, Cast And Half Figures Of Eight
Crossing
Dance
Drop
Exchange Places
Exchange Positions
Figure Of Eight
Figures Of Eight
Hands Across
Hands Round
Hands Round And Back
Hands Round To The Left
Hands Round To The Left Halfway
Hands Round To The Right
Hands Round To The Right Halfway
On The Spot
Hands Round To The Left
Hands Round To The Left Halfway
Hands Round To The Right
Hands Round To The Right Halfway
Petronella Movements
Polite Turn
Poussette Movements
Pull Left Shoulder Back
Pull Right Shoulder Back
Reel
Reel(s) Of Three
Reel(s) Of Four
Reel(s) Of Five
Reel(s) Of Six
Set And Cast
Set And Cross
Setting
Standing
Step Down
Step Up
Tandem
Travelling
Turn And Cast
Turning
While
Additional search terms: H round.
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