Dance: The Alder Burn

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

Devised by:
John Drewry (1978)
Formations:
Dance to Corners and Set (C-D&S)
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Published in:
The Brodie Book [2] *
Summer Collection, Set 1
The Reel [152]
New Dances by John Drewry 2005 [2]
Recommended Music:
Here's a Health to ane I lo'e dear ((traditional))
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Dancing Forth (Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 36.2]

Crib

1-161C cross down to face P (2C up), set swiveling R to face 1cnr ; dance to each corner and set (12) [each 2 bars: centres and cnrs pass RSh while other cnrs set, in the centre pass RSh and veer ¼R to face corners on next diagonal], (1C+1cnrs start)
17-241C+1cnr (3cnr pos) turn ¾RH, set facing diagonally, cnr on R NHJ | all four ½ RHA, corners to places, 1C to 2plx facing out
25-321C+2cnr (4cnr pos) turn ¾LH, set facing diagonally, cnr on L NHJ | all four LHA, corners to places, 1C to 2pl
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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