Dance: Starlight

32-bar Reel
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
Ed Abdill
Formations:
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
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
Pas-de-Basque
Published in:
Book 44 [1] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [181]
Recommended Music:
Mrs Agnes Ritchie (David I (Snr) Cunningham)
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Book 44 - Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 1 [pace 35.1]

Crib

1-81C cross RH | cast (2C up) ; 1C petronella into DTr position | all set as in DTr
9-161C dance out and cast R round 1cnr to between end couple while 2C+3C A&R diagonally ; 1C petronella into DTr position (BtoB, M facing down, W up) | all set as in DTr
17-241C dances between end couple and cast R round 4cnr while 2C+3C A&R diagonally (to 2,1,3) ; Teapots R (1C RHA with couple on R), finish facing 1cnr
25-32Set “H&G” (2,1,3)
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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