Dance The Old School Strathspey 13559
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Mervyn C Short
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8008 = 87% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Old School Strathspey | Green Ginger | 12 Scottish Country Dances by Mervyn Short | CD | 8 | S32 4 | 4:22 | 65.5 |
The Old School Strathspey 4/4L · S32
*Start (1,2,3x,4x)*
1–
: 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA, end 1c facing 2c and 3c facing 4c ; set to and pass opposite RH and face again (2,1,4x,3x)
9–
: Reels4 on the sides, at end 4c+1c don't pass but finish BtoB, (2,4x,1,3x) middles facing ends
17–
: All set | 4c+1c petronella to form a line across (1M,4W,1W,4M, middles facing ends) ; 1c+4c set | turn opposite RH till "outer" faces out with the "inner" behind. **Meanwhile{6}** 2c+3c link (no hands) ; set facing down/up NHJ | link again, to sidelines.
25–
: 1M+4W following & 4M+1W following cast R, round 1M/4W positions and in the ends to (2,4,1x,3x) ; 4c+1c Circle4 L
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Added on: 2019-12-23 (Murrough Landon)
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