Cumberland Square Eight
Formation: Sets of four couples, in a square set facing into the middle of the square. Taller person on their partner’s left. Couples who are facing the band, or with backs to the band are labelled 1s, with the side couples being labelled 2s.
Bars:
Instructions:
1-8:
1s take ballroom hold and dance across the set, passing back to back, then dance back again, passing back to back.
9-16:
2s repeat.
17-24:
1s put right hands in to make a star, and dance round to the left for 8, then left hands back again.
25-32:
2s repeat.
33-40:
1s dance the basket: make a small circle in the middle and spin round to the left.
42-48:
2s repeat.
49-56:
All join hands and circle round to the left and back.
57-64:
Promenade anticlockwise for 16.
Ceithir Ceilidh Band 