Couteraller's Rant ~ RSCDS
Couteraller's Rant ~ RSCDS is a Scottish Country Dance. It was devised by Castle Menzies in 1749 and published in The Register of Dances at Castle Menzies, Scotland. It was interpreted by RSCDS in 1986 and published in RSCDS Book 34. It is S8×32 3C/4C, a proper Triple Minor dance. St32.
Quoted from The Register of Dances at Castle Menzies (as transcribed by Jim Healy):
1st pair joins cross right hands & 1st woman turns under her own right arm, then they join cross left hands & the 1st man turns under his own left arm, then the 1st pair leads down & up between the 2d pair & casts off, then leads down between the 3d pair & casts up, then goes the figure of eight, the man on the womans side & the woman on the man's side, (setting en passant to each other) & then foots it into their own places
The full title is "Couteraller's Rant a Strathspey Reel".
The animation plays at 120 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance will often be slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color, however the border of each dancer indicates what role they currently play so the border color may change each time through the minor set.
An online description of the dance may be found here.
The dance contains the following figures: hand turn (allemande), set, circle, cast, figure eight, hey (and probably others).
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