Dance: The Wishing Well

32-bar Strathspey
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
Minnie Baenninger
Formations:
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
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
Featured in:
42nd Frankfurt Spring Ball 2010
Published in:
Book 44 [6] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [200]
Recommended Music:
Major Thomas of Cairnleith (Lindsay Ross)
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Book 44 - Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 6 [pace 62.2]  [has sample]

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Crib

1-81W+2M turn RH ¾ | turn P LH, at end form diagonal line facing clw (1M+2W swivel L) ; Line dances ¼ clw | 1M+2W dance on one place while 1W+2M turn ½ RH (to 2x,1x)
9-16All turn ½ RH and face P | spiral R to (2,1) ; Circle4 L ;
17-241C set | turn BH and face up ; dance up | cast to 2pl
25-322C+1C Poussette
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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