Dance: Autumn in Appin

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

Devised by:
John Drewry (1982)
Formations:
Petronella - half (PET;HALF;)
Men's Chain - half (MCHAIN;HALF;)
Ladies' Chain - half (LCHAIN;HALF;)
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
Published in:
Book 31 - Diamond Jubilee 1923-1983 [5] *
Pocket: Books 30,Children,5-for-1982,31 [28]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [8]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [8]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [11]
Full description:
http://members.aol.com/ParadiseMO/HM3goldenoldies.html#autumn
Recommended Music:
The Hills of Lorne (Charlie Hunter)
Recordings (10): Show tunes
Book 31. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 5 [pace 72.5]
Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 2 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 12 [pace 72.5]
Let's Dance Again... (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 11 [pace 73.5]
Encore (The Craigellachie Band), track 5 [pace 62.5]
The Happy Meeting (The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band), track 3
Across the Tay (Ian McCallum and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 65.2]
Come More Scottish Country Dancing (The Deirdre Adamson Quartet), track 6 [pace 64.2]
A Dozen Dances (Jim Berry and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 63.5]
Book 31/32 (Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 64.8]
Book 31/32 (Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 63.0]

Crib

On 2nd chord 3C+4C change sides to order 1,2,3x,4x. Centro-symmetrical dance.
1-82C+3C Petronella Turn and set ; turn ¾ RH into ½RHA to form pairs in promhold facing out (3W+2M on M side ; 2W+3M on W side).
9-161C+4C Petronella Turn and set while the pairs dance out veering R and pass between them ; the pairs continue clw to the other end while 1C+4C ½ RH turn and Promenade clw to the side positions, forming a square set
17-241C+4C ½ La-Chain across ; the pairs ½ M-chain, finishing with a full RH turn to put M on the right of P (2C in 1pl, 3C in 3pl of the square set)
25-32All set | ½ circle8 L {3} dance on L foot into centre and all swivel R {1} | spiral out into longwise set (2, 4, 1x, 3x)
Crib was verified by another person · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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