1–

1c turn RH | cast off (2c up) ; turn LH 1¼

9–

Teapots R ; and L (2c+1W & 1M+3c RHA ; 2c+1M & 1W+3c LHA)

17–

1c lead down the middle and up into 2pl

25–

All circle6 and back

1--

1c set | dance down (2c up) ; cast up round 3c | set advancing to face 1cnr

9--

1c turn 1cnr RH, pass Rsh; turn 2cns RH, pass Rsh to face out in 2pl (cnrs dance for {4}) (2,1,3)

17--

[3C Chain Progression] 1c cast ¼ clw round set while 2c & 3c Turn RH ¾ | 2M+3W turn LH 1½ while{4} the others promenade clw ½ round set | 3c+2c turn RH ¾ while 1c dance clw to 2pl (3,1,2)

25--

all chase ½ way clw ; set | cross RH (2,1,3)

3C Chain Progression was earlier known as Chaperoned Chain Progression

1–

All 4 couples set, cross RH ; repeat

9–

1c & 4c dance NHJ to meet in centre, with person opposite dance NHJ out sides, and cast to own places ; 1c lead down to 4pl (2c+3c+4c up on 15-16))

17–

3c+4c (middle couples) R&L

25–

2c+3c & 4c+1c RHA ; LHA

1–

1c+2c Set&Rotate (All set | petronella clw one place ; change places RH with P | chase one place clw) (2,1,3,4)

9–

½ diagonal R&L with 1cnrs (W up, M down) while{4} the 2cnrs (2M+3W) set & cross RH, all cnrs face out ; ½ Reels3 on the sides, 1c Rsh to 2cnr pos. (no loops at the end) (2x,1x,3x,4)

17–

Repeat figure from these positions with 2cnr persons (in 3cnr positions ; M up, W down) (to 2,1,3,4), 2c+3c finishing with loops into

25–

Reels3 across (Lsh to 1cnr) (2,1,3,4)

33–

1c cross down RH between 3c | cast Rsh round new 1cnr (4W resp. 3M) ; change places up/dn LH | cast L (3c up) to (2,3,1,4)

41-56

3c+1c+4c repeat the figures [9-24] above (2,3,1,4)

57–

3c+1c+4c Circle6 and back (optional: 2c join in for Circle8 and back) (1c step down, to 2,3,4,1)

(note by Drewry: This is really two successive 3c dances of 32 bars, the figures of bars 9-24 being similar.

1–

1c+2c RHA, LHA

9–

1c cross RH | cast (2c up) ; ½ Fig8 up to face 1cnr

17–

1c turn 1cnr RH | pass Rsh ; turn 2cnr RH | pass Rsh to (2,1,3)

25–

Circle6 and back

1–

Half G-Chain ; all set to P | turn ¾ RH

9–

All W ½LHA while{2} M dance clw one place | all turn new P RH ½ ; repeat (M ½LHA, W ¼ clw)

17–

Repeat [9-16] to original places

25–

1c+3c dance in, change places RH, split and cast behind side C, pass RH to own place, forming a longwise set | All set

33–

All A&R ; 1c+2W+4M & +3c+2M+4W, circle4 L and open into lines of 4 across with 1c & 3c in the middle

41–

All A&R ; circle8 half way, finishing in square set opposite original places

49-72

Repeat [25-48] with 2c+4c as dancing couples

73-96

Repeat [1-24]

1--

1c turn RH | cast (2c up) ; 1W+2c & 1M+3c RHA, 1c facing 1cnrs at end

9--

Corners Pass and Turn, on [16] 1c pull Rsh back to finish BtoB in centre facing opposite side

17--

DTr, on [23-24] 1c Petronella turn to 2pl (2,1,3)

25--

Circle6 and back

1–

1W+2W & 1M+2M turn 1¼ EH, 1c starting inwards, into line across with 1c BtB in the middle | 1c+2c set ; turn with the other hand ¾ (1c starts up) to (2,1,3), 2c facing out

9–

Opposing Reels3 on the sides, 1c start to the R (1M Rsh to 3M, 1W Rsh to 2W), on [13-14] 1c cross to »2cnr position, on [15-16] 1c turn 2cnr persons (2W and 3M) RH into 2diagonal line

17–

1c+2cnrs BiL | 1c turn LH to join 1cnr with RH ; BiL | 1c turn LH to finish side by side in the centre, 1W facing up, 1M down

25–

1W+2W+3W & 1M+2M+3M RHA ; 1M+1W dance out the end and cast R into (2,1,3)

Can be danced in a 3C, 4C or 5C set

1--

1c Fig8 on own sides (start in & down)

9--

Bottom couple Fig8 on own sides (start in & up)

17--

All turn P RH ; LH

25--

1c slip down | and up to top ; 1c long cast to bottom (other couples up)

1--

1c dance down below 3c | cast up 1 place ; dance up to 1pl facing out | 1c+2c ½ turn EH, 2c face out

9--

2c+1c DblFig8, 1c crossing up

17-20

1c+3c turn P RH ¾ and face P up/dn | set ;

21-28

(½ Celtic Reel) 1c+3c pass Rsh | “outers” chase ¼ way clw while{2} “inners” turn (no hands) ¾ Lsh to face same person ; repeat

29-32

1c+3c Turn P RH ¾ | all set

1-8

1s set, turn RH moving down to face out in 2nd place own side (2s step up). 1s cast Right to lines across (1M between 2s facing down, 1L between 3s facing up)

9-16

All set, 1s cross RH, cast Right, dance through 2nd place own side, pass LSh to face 1st corners

17-24

1s turn 1st corner RH, pass RSh, turn 2nd corner RH, pass RSh to 2nd place own sides

25-32

2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back

1–

1c+2c Tourbillon (1c+2c turn P BH ½, opening out to one place clw in the square (1c to W side, 2c to M side) | 1c set to 2c ; repeat figure (to 2x,1x) | 2c+1c cross RH) (2,1,3)

9–

1c (M up, W down) dances ½ Fig8 Rsh round 2 cnr ; 1M+3c & 1W+2c ½ Rsh reels3 across (2x,1,3x)

17–

Diagonal R&L (to 3,1,2)

25–

All set | 3c+1c ½ RHA while{} 2c cross RH ; all chase clw ½ round (2,3,1)

Note: The dry white sands on the north-west side of the Isle of Eigg are said to produce a musical sound when walked upon.

1–

1c Fig8 on own side (start in and down ; take NH where possible).

9–

1c+2c+3c Mirror Reels3 on own sides (2c start out & up)

17–

1c dance down middle {3}, up {3}, and cast off (2c up)

25–

Teapots R ; and L (1M+3c & 1W+2c RHA, 1c pass Rsh ; 1M+2c & 1W+3c LHA) (2,1,3)

On 2nd chord 3c+4c change sides to 1,2,3x,4x. Centro-symmetrical dance.

1–

2c+3c Petronella Turn and set ; turn ¾ RH into ½RHA to form pairs in promhold facing out (3W+2M on M side ; 2W+3M on W side).

9–

1c+4c Petronella Turn | set ; ½ RH turn and Promenade clw to the side positions, forming a square set while{8} the pairs cast R | pass between end Cs ; Promenade clw to other end

17–

1c+4c ½ L-Chain across ; the pairs ½ M-Chain, finishing with a full RH turn to put M on the right of P (2c at top, 3c at bottom)

25–

All set | ½ circle8 L {3}, dance in on L foot into centre and all swivel R {1} | spiral out into longwise set (2,4,1x,3x)

1–

1c+2c circle4 and back

9–

1c fig8 around 2c

17–

1c lead down | turn RH ; lead up and cast to 2pl

25–

2c+1c R&L

When setting in the centre, the turn is on the second PdB

1–

2c+3c (called »centres«) dance in and face diagonally in | set NHJ with turn R to face 1c+4c (= »cnrs«) ; all pass Rsh and face in diagonally | all set, cnrs swiveling R to face out

9–

All pass Rsh and face in diagonally | all set, centres turning R about ; cnrs turn centres RH

17-32

Centres LHA to face own cnrs again ; intersecting diagonal Reels4{12} (use ½ LHA in {2} to pass in the middle)

33–

Centres change places with P LH (2W & 3M polite turn) to face new cnrs, set to cnrs ; turn that cnr by outside hand (centres pass through top/bottom of the set) back to centre facing each other diagonally

41–

centres set and 4 spring points ; repeat

49–

Centres dance (NHJ) out at own ends and cast round to centre again facing diagonally in ; set and 4 points

57–

Centres dance (NHJ) out at opposite ends (3c make arch for 2c) | cast L (NHJ) (2c round 4W and 3c round 1M), and on to own end of set (cnrs step in to centre places, to order 2,1,4,3)

Repeat once with new centres and cnrs
In some areas the inner dancers who pass to corners stay facing out, and swivel to face inwards during the setting.

1–

1c set | cast (2c up) ; dance between 3c and cast up to (2,1,3)

9–

All turn P RH to sidelines ; all chase clw half round (to 3x,1x,2x)

17–

All dance BtoB ; all set | all ½ RH turn into

25–

3c+1c+2c Allemande (2,1,3)

1–

1c+3c advance | turn person opposite RH into ; RHA with adjacent side couple (2c or 4c)

9–

In rows across parallel Reels4, finish 2c+4c in own places, the pairs facing them

17–

All set | pairs (NHJ) dance out, split, and cast to meet P in own place while{4} 2c+4c split to dance in, meet and join NH, dance to places | all C turn BH

25–

All circle8 left ½ round ; turn P RH to promhold (W inside) | Promenade 1 place clw (2,3,4,1).

1–

1c turn RH | cast (2c up) ; turn LH to face 1cnrs

9–

1c ½Reel4 with 1cnrs (pass P Lsh) ; Repeat with 2cnrs

17–

Repeat with 3cnrs (1cnr person) ; Repeat with 4cnrs (2cnr person)

25–

1W+2c & 1M+3c Reels3 across, Lsh to 1cnr

33–

2c+1c+3c circle6 and back

Note: Cosh explicitly tells 1c to pass Lsh in [9-24]; however the Rsh pass is quite common, and nicknamed »Mairi's Divorce«.

1--

Mirror Reels3 on the sides, 2c start out and up

9--

1c set | cast off (2c up) ; turn RH and cast R (2M steps down, 3W up), (to 1,2,3 on M side, 2,3,1 on W side)

17--

3 couple Bourrel (3,1,2)

25--

Circle6 and back (3,1,2)