Scottish Man O’ War
Formation:  Couples facing couples around the hall like spokes of a wheel. Designate #1 couples facing counter-clockwise, and #2 couples facing clockwise.
Music:  "Dashing White Sergeant”, Lloyd Shaw LS 193/194

Prompts: 
Intro or
	57-64 	- - - -; - - Circle Left;
   	1-8 	- - - -; - - Circle Right;
  	9-16 	- - - -; Two Gents Turn Right Hand around;
	17-24 	- - - -; Two Gents Turn Left Hand around;
	25-32 	- - - -; Two Ladies Turn Right Hand around;

	33-40 	- - - -; Two Ladies Turn Left Hand around;
	41-48 	- - - -; #1’s arch and #2’s duck for Dip and Dive;
	49-56 	(#2’s arch and #1’s duck); (Repeat twice more);
	57-64 	- - - -; - - Circle Left;
	
Description:
   	1-8 	Each four dancers join hands and Circle to the Left 8 beats.
  	9-16 	Same four dancers Circle to the Right 8 beats.
	17-24 	The two gents Arm Turn by the right for 8 beats.
	25-32 	The gents release their arm holds and turn around towards each other to reconnect with the other arm and Arm Turn by the left for 8 beats.

	33-40 	The two ladies Arm Turn by the right for 8 beats.
	41-48 	The ladies release their arm holds and turn around towards each other to reconnect with the other arm and Arm Turn by the left for 8 beats. 
	49-56 	The #1 couples arch with their inside hands and the #2 couples duck through the arch they are facing.  Everyone proceeds forward to meet the next couple coming around the large circle. Then the #2 couples arch and the #1 couples duck through the arch they are facing. Again everyone proceeds forward to the next couple coming around the large circle. 
	57-64 	Repeat the action of beats 49-56. 

Choreography by:  Vickie Goodloe
Source:  Dancing For Busy People, page 227; also printed in CDP Journal, December 1996 
Usage:  This is a show piece dance, but it requires a lot of room and at least 20 couples to really feel comfortable.

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