Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Lead Out Of The Side

To Lead out of the side two Scottish Country Dancers, usually a Man and a Lady, Lead Out of one Side of The set in preparation for Casting away from each other; unless the Figure is followed by Crossing, they Take Nearer hands when Leading Out.
Here are examples of those Scottish Country Dances for which we have instructions on this site and in which the term, Lead out of the side, 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:

Bonniest Lass In All The World
Calgary's First Hundred
For Ever And Aye
Haddington Assembly
Luckenbooth Brooch
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