A Trip to Bavaria

 

 

Scottish Country Dance

Music:

Original tune on Rob Gordon’s Caledonian Ball, Vol. I, Thistle BSLP 1045

Formation:

32 bar reel for 4 couples

Source:

Leaflet

 

 

Bars

 

1 – 16

1st and 4th couples cross over with right hands while 2nd and 3rd couples dance right hands across ½ round (2 bars);

 

1st and 3rd, 2nd and 4th men change places with left hands on sides while women do likewise (2 bars);

 

2nd and 3rd couples cross over with right hands while 1st and 4th dance right hands across ½ round;

 

1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th men change places with left hands while women do likewise;

 

repeat back to original places.

17 – 20

1st couple set to 2nd couple, cross down to 2nd place, 2nd couple dancing to top.

21 – 24

1st couple set to 3rd couple, cross down to 3rd place, 3rd couple dancing to 2nd place.

25 – 28

1st couple set to 4th couple, cross down to bottom, 4th couple dancing to 3rd place.

29 – 32

All advance, 1st couple change to own sides.  All retire.