Dance Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey 4511

Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by

Isobel Cramb

Intensity

4224 4224 8888 8888 = 68% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)

Formations

Petronella (16 bars) (PET)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
Hands round - 8 (HR;8P;)
Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
Grand Chain for 6 - half (GCHAIN;6P;HALF;)

Steps

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

Book 22 [11]
Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [47]
Pocket: Books 22, Graded [11]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [487] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [450] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [434] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey (Nan Main)

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 22. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances	CD+	12	S32 4	4:25	66.2

Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey 4/4L · S32

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1–
: 1W+4M Petronella Turn | set to each other ; 1W turns 2M RH 1½  and 3M ½LH to 4Mplace **while{4}** 4M turns 3W RH 1½ and 2W ½LH to 1Wplace
9–
: 1M+4W Petronella Turn with full swivel R to face dn/up | set to each other ; 1M turns 2W LH 1½ and 3W ½RH to 4Wplace **while{4}** 4W turns 3M LH 1½ and 2M ½RH to 1Mplace (4x,2,3,1x)
17–
: 4c+2c & 3c+1c circle4 L 1¼ {3 bars} and open (4M & 1W leading) into facing lines {1} ; Touch in Circle8 and break into 1c+2c & 3c+4c circle4 L 1¼  to (1,2,3,4)
25–
: ½ G-Chain (ends cross to begin) ; 1c turn RH 1½ to 4pl **while{4}** 4c+3c+2c continue G-Chain (3-couple) to (2,3,4,1)

E-cribs

Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey 4/4L · S32

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1-8
: 1L & 4M petronella turn & set, 1L turns 2M 1.1/2 RH then 1/2 turns 3M
  LH **while** 4M turns 3L 1.1/2 RH then 1/2 turns 2L LH (End 1L in 4M's
  place, 4M in 1L's place)
9-16
: 1M & 4L repeat above Fig (bars 1-8) to end (4) 2 3 (1)
17-24
: 4s+2s also 3s+1s circle 4H round to left (3 bars), opening (4M & 1L
  leading) into circle of 8H (momentarily bar 20), breaking & flowing
  into 1s+2s also 3s+4s circle 4H round to Left to original places
25-32
: All dance 1/2 Grand Chain (4 steps), 1s (at bottom) turn RH 1.1/2 times
  to 4th place own side **while** 4s+3s+2s continue Grand Chain. End 2 3
  4 1

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