Dashing White Sergeant (Scotland)
Formation
Three facing three in a circle round the room, so that you are in groups of six round the room. The three need to be made up of one man and two ladies or one lady and two men, the two being on the outside of the one.
Instructions
- Join hands in a ring of 6. Circle left and circle right (16)
- In your 3s, Centre person balance with person on their right (kick to the left with the right foot and kick right with the left foot) (4)
- Swing the person round once. (4)
- Centre person repeats parts 2 and 3 with the peson on their left (8)
- In your 3s do a figure of 8 until you are back in the position you
started: (16)
- Centre person (C) gives right hand to person on right (R) and they swap places.
- R gives left hand to person on left(L) and they swap places. C turns round.
- L gives right hand to person on right(C) and they swap places. R turns round.
- C gives left hand to person on left(R) and they swap places. L turns round.
- L gives right hand to person on right(R) and they swap places. C turns round.
- C gives left hand to person on left(L) and they swap places. R turns round.
- Join hands in your 3s and go forward 4 steps to meet other 3 and then retire 4 steps. (8)
- The 3 facing in a clockwise direction make an arch and the 3 facing in an anticlockwise direction dip under the arches to meet another 3 coming in the opposite direction. (8)
- Start the dance again.
Calling
- Circle left (8)
- Circle right (8)
- Balance and swing right partner (8)
- Balance and swing left partner (8)
- Figure of 8: right, left, right, left, right, left and back to place (16)
- Join hands forward & back (8)
- Clock wise 3 make an arch - move on to next 3 (8)
- Start again.
