Hebridean Weevil
Formation: Set dance, 4 couples, longways.Difficulty: 1
Style: Scottish
| A1: | Partners arm right, then left. |
| A2: | Partners do-si-do twice, right shoulder both times. |
| B1 and 2: | 1s lead down, then take an arch up over the men's side and back down over the women (woman on the outside), finally leading back, improper. |
| A3 and 4: | 1s strip the willow to the bottom, and there make an arch (proper sides). |
| B3 and 4: | 2s 3s and 4s cast and lead up through the arch to places, then make arches facing down. 1s lead up through the arches and cast out to bottom of set. |
Running step throughout - jogging rhythm or else one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four. The running step is tiring, so use this dance just before or just after a break.
A shortened version of "Hebridean Weaving Lilt".
A shortened version of "Hebridean Weaving Lilt".Music: 64 bars to one turn of the dance. The Keel Row
works well.Thumbnail: 1s down, arch up and down, up. Strip willow down, arch; all cast and through; 1s up and cast. Jogging step.