Dance The Rossington Strathspey 5696
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Triangular (Progression: 312)
- Devised by
- Bill Libby (1990)
- Intensity
- 888/888/444/888 = 87% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 6 - with setting (HX;6P;SET;)
- Hands round - 6 - L or R (HR;6P)
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Island Games [4]
- Spark O' Water [18]
- A Collection of SCDs, Nova Scotia 2017 [41]
- Online Sources
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- A Collection of SCDs, Nova Scotia 2017 (page 49)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This dance was devised for, and dedicated to, Mrs. Ethel Mary Moss, mother of John Moss who was an honorary …
This dance was devised for, and dedicated to, Mrs. Ethel Mary Moss, mother of John Moss who was an honorary member of the Moncton Scottish Country Dance Group. It was presented and first danced at the celebration of her ninety-seventh birthday at The Auld Farm, Cap Pele, New Brunswick, Canada on October 13, 1990.
Rossington Strathspey was published in ‘Island Games’ to commemorate the 1991 Canada Winter Games playing in Charlottetown, PEI that year. It was published that same year.
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rossington Strathspey | The Macadians | Island Games | MC | 4 | S32 3 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| The Rossington Strathspey | Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith | Spark O' Water | CD | 16 | S32 3 | 3:42 | 74.0 | ||
| Herself | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | Grandfather Mountain Gala | CD+ | 10 | S32 3 | 3:10 | 63.3 | ||
| Castles in the Air | Iain Cathcart and his Band | Dances to Song Tunes | CD | 4 | S32 8 | 8:23 | 62.9 | ||
| Set of Strathspeys | David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band | Diamond Jubilee | CD+ | 6 | S32 8 | 8:30 | 63.8 |
The Rossington Strathspey 3T · S32
- 1–
- All set | keeping NHJ with P all RHA 2/3 round | All set facing in (2,3,1)
- 9–
- All turn P BH | open into Circle6 L 2 places | all turn P BH and face in (3,1,2)
- 17–
- All M fig8 in front of P and behind next W (3,1,2)
- 25–
- All in promhold dance Reel3, 3c Rsh to 2c. (3,1,2)
The Rossington Strathspey 3T · S32
- 1-8
- All set, Ladies (NHJ with partner on left) dance RH across for 2 places & all set. 2 3 1
- 9-16
- All turn partner 2H & circle 6H round for 2 places & turn partner 2H. 3 1 2
- 17-24
- Men dance Fig 8, dancing in front of partner, behind next lady (on right, passing LSh), round partner (passing RSh) & take prom hold with partner
- 25-32
- All dance reel of 3 across (3s in 1st place pass 2s on right RSh) 3 1 2
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2022-05-25 (Lydia Hedge)
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathspey 3CC Triangular | Unknown | Verl Girl | May 7, 2016, 12:12 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480 | Rossington Strathspey | July 17, 2014, 8:37 p.m. | Gerry Gray | Heiko Schmidt | Normal | Fixed |