Dance The Crown of King's 1453

Demo dance. 1c faces the audience.
1st part

1–

All C set to P | change places RH ; all W LHA to partners’ places

9–

All C set | turn ¾ RH bringing the men BtoB in centre of set ; all set, turn ¾ RH to own places

17–

All M Fig8 round P and next W cclw, passing in front of P to begin

25–

Circle6 L | all C turn BH ; circle6 L to places

2nd part

1–

1c turn BH advancing to the middle of the dance and open up | 1M+2c set ; LHA while{6} 1W+3c set, RHA , all C finish in promhold (1c in middle facing down)

9–

Rsh reel of the 3 couples, ending in straight line across facing audience (end couples extra loops)

17–

All C S&Link with partners ; repeat, finishing by 1c facing each other and 2c & 3c face own end of line

25–

1c form double arch, ─ while{8} ─ 2M+3W, followed by 2W+3M, dance forwards, meet in the middle, dance up through arch, through 1c places and cast back to original places. 1c dance up to places on the last 2 bars.

3rd part

1–4

All C set to P | turn RH (W finishing facing out)

5–16

“Celtic Brooch formation”: all M RHA 2/3 round to that W’s place while{2} all W wide cast to P’s place | W RHA 2/3 round to that M’s place while{2} men cast to M’s places (now next to P again) ; Repeat [5–8] twice, to original places, all W stay facing out.

17–

All W Fig8 round P and her corner M, passing behind P to begin

25–

Circle6 L | all C turn BH ; circle6 L to places

Name taken from the ornamental crown topping the tower of King’s College, Aberdeen