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Taught/practised on:
WICKED WILLY (Uilleam Dona)
(R4x32)
Harry C Ways (1971)
Bicentennial Book+7 SCDs
1- 8
1s & 4s cross RH & cast 1 place, dance ½ Fig of 8 round end
couples into centre facing corner just passed
9-16
1s & 4s dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting to face diagonally opposite
corner
17-24
1s & 4s turn corner person RH & dance LH across once round to
end on opposite sides
25-32
Bottom 2 couples dance ½ R&L, middle 2 couples dance ½ R&L
Dance Notes
3- 4
2s step up WHILE 3s step down
5- 8
Need to be quick - it's slightly more than half figures of 8 - finish
facing the corner they just danced round (M to M, L to L)
16
1s 4s finish facing the opposite corner (M to L, L to M)
17-20
At every repeat of the whole dance, turn the same person
The original publication of the dance gives that the name is a translation of the gaelic name "Uilleam Dona".
Willy was a cat who belonged to Mairi MacRea of South Uist long ago. He may be seen looking smug, sitting on a
mantle over a fire place, watching Mairi tend to her knitting in a picture in the book Folk Songs and Folklore of
South Uist.
