Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Lead Down And Up Video Clip

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Lead Down And Up Demonstration - YouTube Scottish Country Dancing Video.
Members And Friends Of RSCDS Stirling Branch, Guildhall, Stirling, Scotland, 2020.

Video Notes
In the first sequence in reel tempo, 1st couple take right hands, Lead Down the Middle and, retaining hold, Lead Up to finish in their starting places, facing in.
In the second sequence in jig tempo, 1st couple take right hands, Lead Down the Middle for 3 bars and, retaining hold, Lead Up for 3 bars to finish in their starting places, facing out; in bars 7-8 they cast to 2nd place while 2nd couple step up.

Lead Down And Up Demonstration - YouTube Scottish Country Dancing Video
Performance Of Lead Down And Up - Lower Hutt Scottish Country Dance Club, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.

Video Notes
In this sequence in reel tempo, 1st and 3rd couples take right hands, Lead Down the Middle and, retaining hold, Lead Up to finish in their starting places, facing in.


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Lead Down And Up Demonstration - YouTube Scottish Country Dancing Video
Performance Of Lead Down And Up - Lower Hutt Scottish Country Dance Club, Wellington, New Zealand, 2019.

Video Notes
In this sequence in strathspey tempo, 1st couple take right hands, Lead Down the Middle and, retaining hold, Lead Up to finish on the Centreline, ready for Promenade with 2nd and 3rd couples. To show the combination, click on the timeline near the end on the right and then on the Replay button at the bottom left of the video screen rather than the link to "Restart This Video Clip".