Kleine Schottische (Germany)
Formation
Double Circle round the room, men on the inside , facing partner.
Instructions
- Take 4 step hops backwards away from your partner, starting on right foot (men go into centre of circle). Everyone do a 'brush' clap, so that your right hand starts far above your left hand and finishes far below it.
- Run towards your partner, link right arms and do 4 step hops round.
- Take 4 step hops backwards away from your partner, starting on right foot (men go into centre of circle). Everyone do a 'brush' clap, so that your left hand starts far above your right hand and finishes far below it.
- Man runs towards partner, link left arms and do 4 step hops round. Finish so that the lady is on the man's right.
- Take partner in a ballroom hold. Take 2 side steps in, and 2 side steps out, and step hop round 4 steps on the spot. (2x)
- You now change partners by moving away from partner and doing the brush clap as in part 1 and then running towards and linking right arms with a new partner who is to the right of your last partner.
Calling
- 4 steps back, clap, right arms to (new) partner.
- 4 steps back, clap, left arms to partner.
- Ballroom hold 2 in, 2 out, and dance round. Repeat that
- Start dance again with new partner.
