Dance The Old Course 5046
Jig · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Shirley Veale
- Formations
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- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- From the instructions: “St. Andrew’s ‘Old Course’ - where you have to keep attending to what you are doing!”.
From the instructions: “St. Andrew’s ‘Old Course’ - where you have to keep attending to what you are doing!”.
The Old Course 4/4L · J40
- 1-4
- 1s & 4s set, change places RH with partner, to finish in the middle, side by side retaining hands (1s face down & 4s face up)
- 5-8
- 1s+4s set, advance & turn right about ending back to back in centre (2s+3s step up/down bars 7-8). 2 1 4 3
- 9-12
- 1s with 2s, 4s with 3s, set & turn 2H. 1s+4s end in middle facing each other
- 13-16
- 1s+4s set, 1L+4L also 1M+4M change places RH to end back to back in centre
- 17-20
- 1s with 3s also 4s with 2s set & turn to remain in centre
- 21-24
- 1s+4s set, pass LH.
- 25-32
- All dance reel of 4 on sides (1L/1M give RSh to 2M/2L
- 33-34
- 1s+4s (middle couples) cross RH with partner
- 35-40
- 1s followed by 4s&3s, cast up on own sides behind 2s, meet at top & lead down to bottom 2 3 4 1
