Dance: John McAlpin

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

Devised by:

Hugh Foss

Formations:

Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
Advance and Retire with Setting (ADVRET;2S;SET;)
Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;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:

Galloway Album [26] *
Three dances by Hugh Foss [2]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [71]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [74]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [90]

Full description:

http://members.aol.com/ParadiseMO/HM3goldenoldies.html#mcalpin

Recommended Music:

John McAlpine ((traditional))

Recordings (9): Show tunes

Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 4 (Ian Holmes and his Scottish Dance Band with Ian Powrie), track 12 [pace 57.6]  
After the Chord (The Craigellachie Band), track 5 [pace 64.8]  
Muckle Carfuffle (The Carfuffle Ceilidh Band), track 8 [pace 60.5]  
Edinburgh Castle Reel, The and other SCD (Bobby Frew Four with Ian Powrie), track 3 [pace 62.2]
Dances from the Galloway Album (Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6  
Live (John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie), track 12 [pace 62.0]  
One More Couple Please (The Scotsmen), track 3
Scottish in Salem (Lissa Schneckenburger & Tom Pixton), track 6 [pace 64.0]
Book 30. Music for Book 30 plus 3 Dances by Hugh Foss (David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 63.8]

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