Dance: James Senior of St Andrews

32-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
Progression: 2413

Devised by:
Jenny Bradley
Formations:
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Strathspey travel
Strathspey setting
Published in:
Book 42, to celebrate the 70th Summer School [8] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [89]
Recommended Music:
The Cotter Hoose (Bert Murray)
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Book 42. (Marian Anderson and her Band), track 8 [pace 64.2]

Crib

On second chord, 3C+4C cross to opposite side (1,2,3x,4x)
1-81C+4C turn RH | cast down/up (2C & 3C step to end) ; 1C+4C ½ Fig8 round end couple (2,1x,4,3x)
9-161W+4M & 1M+4W, in promhold, W on the left, ½Reels3 across with the C on their L (LSh to 2M & 3M) ; continue into ½ LSh Reels 3 with the other end couple (to 2,1x,4,3x)
17-242W+1W & 4W+3W turn RH ½ to face each other, twirl R and dance to exchanged places while 2M+1M & 4M+3M dance clw round them to exchanged places ; 1M+2M & 3M+4M turn RH ½ to face each other | twirl R and dance to exchanged places while 1W+2W & 3W+4W dance clw round them to exchanged places
25-321C+4C S&Link; circle4 L (to 2,4,1x,3x)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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