Dance The St. John's Strathspey 5831
Also known as “The Saint John's Strathspey” (spelling).
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Bill Forbes
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 3 - chng-ends (HX;3P;CHNG;)
- Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
- Reel of three - crossing (REEL;CRSING;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
“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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochiel's Rant | Ron Kerr Quintet | Book 19. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | MC | 2 | S32 8 | 8:15 | 61.9 | ||
| Lochiel's Rant | Ron Kerr Quintet | Book 19. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD | 2 | S32 8 | 8:15 | 61.9 | ||
| Lochiel's Rant | Jimmy Shand and his Band | Dancing Through Scotland | LP | 2 | S32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Lochiel's Rant | Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band | Favourite Scottish Dance Music Vol. 2 | LP | 11 | S32 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Lochiel's Rant | Lindsay Ross & his Scottish Dance Band | The Original Lindsay Ross | CD | 4 | S32 3 | 2:54 | 58.0 |
The St. John's Strathspey 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s cross RH & cast 1 place (2s step up);1s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 up round 2s
- 9-16
- 1L+2s also 1M+3s dance RH across, 1s pass RSh to dance LH across with other couple & 1s end facing 1st corners
- 17-24
- 1s set & turn 1st corners 2H, set & turn 2nd corners 2H. 1s end in 2nd place on opposite sides
- 25-32
- 2s+1s+3s dance mirror (reflection) reels of 3 on sides (1s dancing in & down to start); Bar 29: 1s cross to own side on to complete the reels
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Added on: 2022-10-22 (Roland Telle)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's 2022-11-19 Golden Anniversary Ball | Function | 2022-11-19 | David McQuillan | Sept. 6, 2023, 11:34 p.m. |
| Scotia 26 October 2015 | Unknown | 2015-10-26 | Deborah Leary | Oct. 25, 2015, 3:45 p.m. |
| Kuckucksnest CGB March Beginners Course 2019 | Unknown | 2019-03-10 | Martin McWilliam | March 22, 2019, 9:58 p.m. |
| Kuckucksnest CGB March Course 2019 Socials | Unknown | 2019-03-07 | Sir Toby | March 19, 2019, 7:33 p.m. |
