Dance Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder 3057

1–

Circle8 L and back

9–

All W pass in front of P, dance behind next M ; RHA in the centre

17–

All W cross in front of opposite M, dance behind next M ; RHA, joining P for

25–

All Promenade once round clw (but see note)

33–

1c+3c (W following M) dance on 1 place clw and in (M round M, W round W) to face next couple ; set to and turn that person RH

41–

Reels4 across

49–

Fig8, 1c round 2c, 3c round 4c

57–

1c+3c LHA ; 1c/3c dance out Lsh round 2c/4c (M round M, W round W) and cclw to places

65–96

2c+4c repeat bars 33–64

97–

All Promenade once round cclw

105–120

The Men repeat [9–24] cclw with LHA in the centre

121–

Circle8 RIGHT and back (see note)

Note: This crib follows the current way of dancing. In the original instructions, the promenade [25–32] is cclw. Bill Hamilton said in ‘hindsight’ this promenade should be clw, but preferred not to change the official instructions. Bill disapproved of another variant, where the circle [121–128] is continued to the R only.

1-8

All circle 8H round to the left & back (popular variation - 8 hands all the way round to left)

9-24

Ladies dance in front of ptnr & behind next Man, into RH across, in front of Man opp own ptnr & behind next Man, into RH across & back to place

25-32

All Promenade clockwise

33-40

1s & 3s dance cl’wise behind next couple & Men dance past cpl as Ladies dance in between cpl & both turn R to face cpl, all set & turn RH

41-48

All dance parallel reels of 4

49-56

1s & 3s dance a full Fig of 8 round the standing 2s/4s

57-64

1s & 3s dance LH across, 1s & 3s dance back to places (Men round & Ladies through the standing 2s & 4s)

65-96

2s & 4s repeat 33-64

97-104

All Promenade anticlockwise

105-120

Men dance in front of ptnr & behind next Lady, into LH across, dance in front of Lady opp own partner & behind next L into LH across & back to pl

121-128

All circle 8H round to the right & back (popular variation - 8 hands all the way round to right)