Dance Video Auchindoun Castle (Video 1)

12 Dancer Square Set, each man between 2 ladies

Part 1

1-8

All circle 12H round & back

9-16

Men dance RH across with RH partner & next Lady & LH across with LH partner & next Lady

17-24

All Men dance reels of 3 with partners (Men give RSh to RH partner to start)

25-32

Men dance LH across in centre, pass RH partner & loop round to end outside set behind original pstns

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“Wheelie Chain” - Each trio dances 1/2 RH across, LH, partner followed by Man dances anticlockwise 1 place while RH partners dance cl’wise, 3 dancers meet & dance 1/2 LH across, LH ptnr followed by Man again dances anticlockwise 1 pl while RH ptnr dances clockwise

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All repeat back to original places

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Each trio dance RH across to end with Ladies in orig pls & Men outside set to circle 3H round to left, at end Ladies drop hands to open into circle

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All circle 12H round & back

Part 2

1-8

“Fiddich Formation” - 1M+3M with their RH partners adv setting & dance 1/2 RH across while 1st LH & 3rd LH partners dance in front of 2s/4s clockwise round their dancing partners to join them on opp sides of square Repeat 1M+3M with their LH partners to end in original places

9-16

1s & 3s dance reels of 3 on sides (Men giving RSh to RH partner to start)

17-24

1s & 3s Adv+Ret, 1st RH partner & 3rd RH partner turn Ladies on their right with RH while 1st LH partner & 3rd LH partner turn Ladies on their left with LH while all 4 Men dance RH across to end in middle facing partners

25-32

Men join hands with partners as in Double Triangles & set, Ladies dance in with 2 steps as Men dance out, all turn right & set again in triangular form, Men set to place while Ladies dance to place

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Repeat bars 1-32 with 2s & 4s leading & end Men dancing to a position in front of their original pstns

Part 3

1-16

“Wheelie Chain” as in Part 1 but with Men on inside following RH partner clockwise

17-24

Each trio dances RH across to end with Ladies in places & Men in centre, Men dance through place of Man originally on his right & behind his LH & own RH partner back to own place

25-32

All circle 12H round & back