Dance Letham Ladies 3789
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- James Donaldson
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8888 8000 8000 = 70% (1 turn), 70% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Lead/Dance down, cross and cast up (DWN;CROSS;UP)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [67]
- A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [67]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [416] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [381] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [365] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
Letham Ladies 4/4L · S40
- 1–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c R&L
- 9–
- 1c, other cpls following, lead down, cross at bottom and cast up on opposite side (1x,2x,3x,4x)
- 17–
- All set | 2c+4c dance up as 1c+3c cast ; All set | 2c+1c & 4c+3c ½ RHA (1,2,3,4)
- 25–
- 1c cross RH | cast (2c up) ; repeat LH (3c up)
- 33–
- repeat RH (4c up) ; 1c turn BH 1½ (2,3,4,1)
Letham Ladies 4/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance full R&L
- 9-16
- 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s lead down centre, cross & dance up opposite sides
- 17-24
- All set, 1s+3s cast 1 place while 2s+4s dance up, all set, 2s+1s & 4s+3s dance 1/2 RH across back to places
- 25-32
- 1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place, cross LH & cast to 3rd place
- 33-40
- 1s cross RH, cast to 4th place & turn partner 2H 1.1/2 times
