Dance Video The Shepherd's Crook (Video 5)
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- The Shepherd's Crook (S72, Scottish Dances collected by Mary Isdal MacNab)
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- Zoltán Gräff (Feb. 3, 2018, 11:43 a.m.) – Source: YouTube
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The Shepherd's Crook 3p · S72
Line of three - Man between 2 Ladies
- 1-8
- All turn right about to face the opp direction, dance away for 4 steps, turn right about to face the other way & dance forward for 4 steps
- 9-16
- All set (e.g. “Rocking Step”) for 8 bars
- 17-24
- Dance the “Shepherd’s Crook” - Lady on the Man’s right dances round under the arch made by Man & the other Lady, Man follows under the arch while the other Lady turns under her own right arm. Repeat with Lady on the Man’s left leading
- 25-40
- Man sets HS (starting left foot) with Lady on right (ballroom hold) & turns her RH. Man repeats with Lady on left
- 41-48
- All dance a reel of 3 - Man starts by passing LSh with Lady on right
- 49-56
- All facing the top set (e.g. “Crossover” [Huntly] step) for 8 bars
- 57-64
- All circle round left for 4 bars & back to right ending in line across facing the top
- 65-72
- All dance the final step of the ‘Highland Fling’. Bar 68: M turns Right about, Ladies pivot right about. Bars 71-72: M dances double L turn about, Ladies turn L about with 4 walking steps.