Dance: The CookCooksnest

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

Devised by:
Eric Ferguson (2002)
Formations:
Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
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:
Skip-Change
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Published in:
The Reel [242] *
Recommended Music:
Eric's Cuckoo (Ken Martlew)

Crib

1-401C lead down and change sides (W crossing above, under M’s arm) ;lead up to 3pl on sidelines | cross up RH while
2C stand {2} | cross RH ; cast off to sidelines below 4C | cross up RH –while–
3C stand {4} ; dance up one place on sidelines, | cross up LH –while–
4C stand {6} | cross up LH (to 3x,1,4x,2) (All cover on [7-8])
9-16Grand Chain, starting along the sides, hold onto final LH, each M swiveling ½L, into promhold, facing cclw
17-24All promenade cclw once round and face in (to 3x,1,4x,2), flowing into
25-32top 4 and bottom 4 circle4 L; breaking into ; all ½ circle8 L (to 2x,4,1x,3)
33-402C+1C ½Fig8 down ; all C turn partner RH (2,4,1,3)
(Dedicated to Jim Cook, of the London RSCDS Branch, in appreciation for organizing “The Reel goes Cuckoo”, a week of dancing and sightseeing, held at Kuckucksnest, Schlüchtern-Vollmerz, Germany, 18-25 August 2002.)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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