Turn By The Left

To Turn by the left two Scottish Country Dancers Take Left hands and progress round each other in the natural direction (anticlockwise), Finishing in their Starting Positions unless the amount of Turn requires otherwise.

Here are examples of those Scottish Country Dances for which we have instructions on this site and in which the term, Turn by the left, 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:

Another Woodland Wander
Burns - 250 Years
Dancing Professor
Da Rain Dancin'
Gentle Shepherd
Knotwork
Path Of Life
Richard The Third
Salute To Robert Burns
Two Roses (Dickson)

Dance Video Clip Which Demonstrates Turn By The Right

Turn By The Left Video Clip

Links To Pages Related To 'Turning'

Figures

Additional search terms: Turn LH (MiniCrib).