The Highland Fling and How to Teach it

by Horatio N. Grant

Step Six.

A double step combining one and two.

Part First.

Hand positions, left up.

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, extend R to second position, (count one.)

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, bring R up back, (count two)

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, bring R around in front, (count three.)

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, bring R around back, (count four.)

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, extend R to second position, (count five)

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, bring R up back, (count six.)

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, extend R to second position, (count seven.)

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, bring R up in front, (count eight, two bars.)

Part Second.

Hand positions changed, right up, etc.

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, extend L to second position, (count one.)

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring L up back, (count two.)

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring L around in front, (count three.)

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring the L around back, (count four.)

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, extend the L to second position, (count five)

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring the L up back, (count six).

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, extend L to second position, (count seven).

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring L up in front, (count eight) (two bars).

Part Third.

The same as part first.

Hand positions changed, left up.

Hop on L, extend R to second position, (count one)

Hop on L, bring R up back, (count two).

Hop on L, bring R around in front (count three).

Hop on L, bring R around back, (count four).

Hop on L, extend R to 2nd position, (count five.)

Hop on L, bring R up back, (count six.)

Hop on L, extend R to 2nd position, (count seven)

Hop on L, bring R up in front, (count eight) two bars.

Part Fourth.

Hand positions changed, right up.

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, extend L to second position, (count one.)

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring L up back, (count two.)

Hand positions changed, left up.

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, extend R to second position, (count three).

Hop on L, and at the same time and count, bring R up back, (count four) one bar.

Part Fifth. Turning.

Hands positions changed, right up.

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring L up back, (count one.)

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring L around in front, (count two.)

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring L around back, (count three.)

Hop on R, and at the same time and count, bring L around in front, (count four, one bar)

Turn one-fourth at each hop towards the right hand. The following will be a repetition of the preceeding movements, beginning with L foot.

Part Sixth.

Hand positions changed, right up.

Hop on R, L to 2nd position, (count one.)

Hop on R, L up back, (count two.)

Hop on R, L around in front, (count three.)

Hop on R, L around back, (count four.)

Hop on R, L to 2nd position, (count five)

Hop on R, L up back, (count six.)

Hop on R, L to 2nd position, (count seven.)

Hop on R, L up in front, (count eight, two bars.)

Part Seventh.

Hand positions changed, left up.

Hop on L, R to 2nd position, (count one.)

Hop on L, R up back, (count two.)

Hop on L, R around in front, (count three.)

Hop on L, R around back, (count four.)

Hop on L, R to 2nd position (count five.)

Hop on L, R up back, (count six.)

Hop on L, R to 2nd position, (count seven.)

Hop on L, R up in front, (count eight, two bars.)

Part Eighth.

Hand positions changed, right up.

Hop on R, L to 2nd position, (count one.)

Hop on R, L up back, (count two.)

Hop on R, L around front, (count three.)

Hop on R, L around back, (count four.)

Hop on R, L to 2nd position, (count five.)

Hop on R, L up back, (count six.)

Hop on R, L to 2nd position, (count seven.)

Hop on R, L up in front, (count eight, two bars.)

Part Ninth.

Hand positions changed, left up.

Hop on L, R to 2nd position, (count one.)

Hop on L, R up back, (count two.)

Hand positions changed, right up.

Hop on R, L to 2nd position, (count three.)

Hop on R, L up back, (count four, one bar.)

Part Tenth. Turning.

Hand positions changed, left up.

Hop on L, bring R up back, (count one.)

Hop on L, bring R around in front, (count two.)

Hop on L, bring R around back, (count three.)

Hop on L, bring R around in front, (count four.)

Turn one-fourth on each hop towards the left hand, one bar. The step completed, sixteen bars.