1s+2s set, cross (Ladies dance across passing between Men); 1s turn 1.1/2 RH moving down while 2s cross LH & cast up to 1st place
9-16
2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret (1 step each), 1s 1/2 turn 2H, pull back RSh to face 1st corners; 1s set to & turn 1st corner 2H to end 1L between 2s facing down, 1M between 3s facing up
17-24
Lines of 3 Adv+Ret (1 step each), 1s 1/2 turn 2H, pull back RSh to face 2nd corners; 1s set to & turn 2nd corner 2H. 1s end in 2nd place opp side
25-32
1M+3s also 1L+2s dance 6 bar reels of 3 across (1M+3M & 1L+2L pass RSh), Bars 31-32: 1s cross LH to 2nd place own side. 2 1 3
E-Cribs
1-8
1c+2c set | 1W+2W NHJ cross and cast away while{2} 1M+2M cross and curve in (to 1x,2x,3) ; 1c turn RH 1½ moving down while{4} 2c cross LH and cast up (2,1,3)
9-16
All A&R (1+1) | 1c turn BH ½ and twirl R to face 1cnr ; 1c+1cnrs set and turn BH into lines across
17-24
Lines across A&R (1+1) | 1c turn BH ½ and twirl R to face 2cnr ; 1c+2cnrs set and turn BH to (2,1x,3)
Dance devised by Bill Zobel as a tribute to Ruth Jappy of Delta, British Columbia, who has for decades been one of the world’s leading ambassadors for Scottish Country Dancing and its music. NOTE: Since the original publication of “Dancing on Air” in 2011, bars [13-16] and [21-24] of this dance have been modified. The formation is now “set to corner; turn corner BH”. The diagrams are correct.