Dance: Oot Dancing

32-bar Reel
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
Progression: 2341

Devised by:: Ian Brockbank (2005)
Formations:: Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
Chase (CHASE)
Back to Back (BKTOBK)
Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
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
Full description:: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ldfs/8x32/2005/05/021033.html
Recommended Music:: The Clumsy Lover (Neil Dickie)

Crib

1-8	All A&R ; Turn P RH ½ into the middle facing P \| Cast R to opposite side
9-16	All chase clw half way ; dance BtoB (4,3,2,1)
17-24	Grand Chain, 4C+1C cross to start
25-32	1C dance to top NHJ, dance down making arch over the others who dance up and follow, likewise making arches (2,3,4,1) (phrase this to flow, your choice; roughly 3 bars up, 5 down probably works best)

Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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