Dance: Crathes Castle

Also known as »One for the Millenium«

48-bar Strathspey
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 3
Progression: 231

Devised by:
Ted Willitt (1999)
Formations:
Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Chase (CHASE)
Hands round - 3 (HR;3P;)
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
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 44 [8] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [42]
Recommended Music:
Caerlaverock Castle (Ian Holmes)
Crathes Castle (Angus Fitchet)
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Book 44 - Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 8 [pace 65.3]

Crib

1-81C set | turn RH ½ and face down in promhold ; dance to bottom, cross and cast up (2C up) to (2,1,3)
9-16Mirror Reels3 on the sides, 1C start in and up (join NH with P when possible)
17-241C ½Fig8 round 2C ; ½Fig8 round 3C (2,1,3)
25-32Teapots R (2C+1W & 1M+3C RHA) ; 1W (2C follows) & 1M (3C follows) chase ½ clw (to 3x,1x,2x)
33-403C+1M & 1W+2C circle3 L, at end 1C swivel R to face P up/dn ; 1C set | cast up on opposite side (3C down) (1x,3x,2x)
41-48In lines of 3 A{1}&R{1} | Link for 3 ; In lines across A{1}&R{1} | Link for 3 (to 2,3,1)
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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