Also known as The Highland Barn Dance.The Canadian Barn Dance.
Formation: couples around the room facing anti-clockwise, ladies on the right.
Music: 2/4 or 4/4 pipe march (not 6/8) or scottische.
| Bars: | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-2: | Starting with the outside foot, walk forward for three steps and hop (or kick). |
| 3-4: | Walk backwards for three steps and hop. |
| 5-6: | Skip sideways away from your partner (men towards the centre of the room, ladies towards the edge) for two steps and clap. |
| 7-8: | Return to partner and join in ballroom (waltz) hold. |
| 9-12: | In ballroom hold, skip sideways to the man's left, lady's right for two steps then back again. |
| 13-16: | Use four step-hops to polka anti-clockwise round the room. |
Repeat ad lib.
Many thanks to Ian Brockbank of the excellent Scottishdance.net Ceilidh resource upon whose dance instructions these are based. Licenced under a
Creative Commons License.