Dance: Gillian's Strathspey

40-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
Progression: 2341

Devised by:
Gordon Thomson (2003)
Formations:
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
Reel of four - on sides - half (REEL;HALF;R4;SIDES;)
Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
Reel of four - on sides - half (REEL;HALF;R4;SIDES;)
Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
Espagnole (ESPAN)
Steps:
Strathspey travel
Strathspey setting
Published in:
Gordon's Dance Booklet No. 1 [4] *

Crib

1-81C+2C Poussette.
9-161C+2C & 3C+4C set | Petronella in tandem to face P up/down; parallel ½Reels4 on sides, finish facing P up/dn
17-24All Set | petronella in tandem to sidelines, Parallel ½Reels4 on the sides (1,2,3,4).
25-321C+2C cross RH | ½ RHA ; 1C+3C cross RH | ½ RHA (2,3,1,4)
33-401C+4C Espagnole (2,3,4,1).
(Espagnole: both W lead RHJ to M side, cross and cast out to exchanged places –while– Men cross to W side, cast in and cross RH to exchanged places ; all turn P easy hand, to (2,1))
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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