Dance Isle of Arran Strathspey 3147
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2143)
- Devised by
- Roy Clowes
- Intensity
- 0880 8888 8888 8888 0880 = 80% (1 turn), 80% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands round - 8 (HR;8P;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
Isle of Arran Strathspey 4/4L · S40
- 1–
- 2c+3c set | advance, meet and face end NHJ ; dance out the and and cast to places (1,2,3,4)
- 9–
- All A&R ; 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA
- 17–
- All Circle8 L, to (4x,3x,2x,1x) ; All A&R
- 25–
- 4c+3c & 2c+1c LHA ; All Circle8 R, to (1,2,3,4)
- 33–
- 2c+3c cross RH | cast around the end (ie 2c up, 3c down) ; ½ Fig8 round end C (1c+4c step to middle) (2,1,4,3)
Note: after twice through all are back in original places.
Isle of Arran Strathspey 4/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 2s+3s set, dance in 2s face up & 3s down, dance between end couples & cast back to places
- 9-16
- All Adv+Ret, 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across
- 17-24
- All circle 8H round to left 1/2 way Adv+Ret
- 25-32
- 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance LH across & circle 8H round to right 1/2 way
- 33-40
- 2s+3s cross RH, cast round corners, cross back to places & 2s cast up & 3s down
Repeat once more to return to original places
