Haud Yer Wheesht

Suggested Recordings: ‘Reel of Stumpie’

8 x 32R for 3 couples in a 4C set devised by Moira Turner

1-4 1^st man dances round his partner passing right shoulder to finish in the middle of the set facing her.

5-8 1^st man sets advancing into 1^st woman’s place then casts off two places

WHILE

1^st woman casts to below 3^rd woman then crosses to 3^rd man’s place as 2^nd and 3^rd couples step up.

9-16 1^st man casts up the women’s sideline one place, sets, crosses to 2^nd man’s place and casts off to 3^rd place

WHILE

1^st woman dances three right hands across halfway with 3^rd couple finishing in front of her partner in 2^nd woman’s place (2 bars) (3^rd couple finish in original place on opposite sides), three left hands across with 2^nd couple finishing in 2^nd woman’s place (4 bars) and three right hands across halfway with 3^rd couple finishing in front of partner in 3^rd man’s place (3^rd couple finish in 2^nd place own side).

17-24 2^nd and 3^rd couples and 1^st woman dance five hands round to the left - on bars 19 and 20, 1^st woman sets advancing into the centre of the circle, which closes round her; 2^nd and 3^rd couples dance four hands back to the right to place as 1^st woman sets on the spot on bars 21 and 22, turning to keep her back to partner, then dances to 3^rd woman’s place on bars 23 and 24 and remains facing out

WHILE

1^st man dances once round the outside of the circle anti-clockwise.

25-28 1^st woman casts up one place and crosses to 2^nd man’s place as 3^rd couple step down

WHILE

1^st man follows his partner, crossing the set then casting up to 2^nd woman’s place.

28-32 1^st couple turn by the left hand one and a half times.

Repeat the dance having passed a couple.

Note: The path of 1^st man in this dance may be easier to remember if you think of his movements as a constant attempt to predict, preempt and obstruct his partner’s point of arrival.

July, 2005