Dance: The Cocket Hat

40-bar Jig
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
Ken Jones
Formations:
Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
Hands round - 6, pivot & chase (HR;6P;PIVOT;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
Published in:
Book 44 [5] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [37]
Recommended Music:
Peter Forbes (Ian Duncan)
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Book 44 - Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 5 [pace 34.2]

Crib

1-81C set | cast (2C up) ; dance between 3C and cast up to (2,1,3)
9-162C+1W & 1M+3C ½ Reel3 across ; ½ Reels3 on opposite sides (RSh to 2cnr pos.) to (3x,1x,2x)
17-243C+1M & 1W+2C RHA, and 1C faces 3cnr pos ; ½ Reel4 on 1st diag., 1c pass RSh to face 4cnr pos.
25-32½ Reel4 on 2nd diag., 2C+1W & 1M+3C RHA (2,1,3)
33-40All circle 6 L on [36] cross R foot over and face cclw ; All chase back to (2,1,3)
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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