THE DASHING WHITE SERGEANT (3 face 3 Sicilian) People facing clockwise are 1s, others are 2s. 1-8: Circle six around and back. 9-12: Middle people, face your right-hand partner; set and brisk RH turn all the way. 13-16: Middles, face your left-hand partner; set and brisk LH turn all the way. 17-24: Middles pass left hand partner RSH to start reel of 3 all the way over and back 25-28: Face in original direction; lines of three go forward and back. 29-32: 2s raise their joined hands to make arches; all go forward, 1s give 2s right shoulder to go under arches (left-hand 1 gets no arch) and go all the way to next threesome. ----- The Dashing White Sergeant Anon RSCDS Book 3 Reel 8 x 32 bars 2 Triple Repeat 2 Triple Set Progressive This is the informal version. 1M 1LR (on his right) and 1LL (on his left) face 2L 2MR (on her right) and 2ML (on her left), 1s going clockwise, 2s anticlockwise, around the room. 1-8 1s2s 6 hands round and back; 9-12 1M1LR set and turn by the right WHILE 2L2MR set and turn by the right; 13-16 1M1LL set and turn by the left WHILE 2L2ML set and turn by the left; 17-24 1s 2s reels of 3 across (1M1LR 2L2MR giving right shoulder to start); 25-28 1s 2s advance and retire; 29-32 1s pass under arches made by 2s (giving right shoulder) to meet the next triple. (MAXICRIB, Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle.) Dance Notes In the RSCDS version, all turns are with both hands, reels start with left shoulder and there are no arches. 29-32 Arches made by 2s who are going anticlockwise. If there is only room for a line of dancers, the triples reaching the end turn about and wait once through for the next triple to approach. The Dashing White Sergeant - RSCDS version Anon RSCDS Book 3 Reel 8 x 32 bars 2 Triple Repeat 2 Triple Set Progressive This is the RSCDS version. 1M 1LR (on his right) and 1LL (on his left) face 2L 2MR (on her right) and 2ML (on her left), 1s going clockwise, 2s anticlockwise, around the room. 1-8 1s2s 6 hands round and back; 9-12 1M1LR set and turn both hands WHILE 2L2MR set and turn both hands; 13-16 1M1LL set and turn both hands WHILE 2L2ML set and turn both hands; 17-24 1s 2s reels of 3 (1M1LR 2L2MR giving left shoulder to start); 25-28 1s 2s advance and retire; 29-32 1s 2s pass each other (giving right shoulder) to meet the next triple. (MAXICRIB, Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle.)