Dance: The Ice Cap

32-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:

Roy Goldring (2002)

Formations:

Chase (CHASE)
Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
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:

The Scotia Suite of Scottish Country Dances [3] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [84]

Recommended Music:

The Royal Scottish Geographical Society (Muriel A Johnstone)

Recordings (1): Show tunes

Music for the Scotia Centenary (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 66.3]

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