Dance Video The McCulloch Strathspey (Video 1)
RSCDS Edinburgh Strictly Scottish 1993
Part of a longer demonstration on a rather dark video. The last couple of bars are adapted to lead into the next dance and there are one or two minor setting glitches en route.
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- The McCulloch Strathspey (S80, May Brown: The Leaflet Dances with Music)
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- Murrough Landon (Jan. 9, 2021, 6:44 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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The McCulloch Strathspey 4S · S80
- 1-8
- All circle 8H round & back
- 9-16
- 1s+3s change places (1s dancing between 3s) as 2s & 4s set HS, 2s+4s change places (2s dancing between 4s) as 1s & 3s set HS
- 17-24
- All dance 1/2 Grand Chain (back to places), all set to partners & turn 2H
- 25-32
- 1L & 3L set adv to corners (Man on their right), turn 2H ending in a diagonal line with corners facing the top & set, 1L+3L set to each other
- 33-40
- 1L & 3L in a diagonal line facing bottom set, 1L & 3L set to corners, turn 2H & pass corners RSh back to original places
- 41-56
- 2l & 4L repeat bars 25-40
- 57-64
- All Ladies dance RH across, curve out & round partner LSh to original places
- 65-72
- 1M+4M dance Figs of 8 round 1L+4L as 2M+3M dance Figs of 8 round 2L+3L Men passing LSh in middle & RSh round Ladies
- 73-80
- All 4 couples in Allemande hold dance anticlockwise round set to places