Dance: The Road To Braemar

32-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
Progression: 2341

Devised by:

James B Cosh

Formations:

Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Reel of four - on sides - half (REEL;HALF;R4;SIDES;)
Hands across - 4 - with setting (HX;4P;SET;)
Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;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
Strathspey setting
Highland Schottische

Published in:

Glenshee Collection, (1) [4] *
Glenshee Collection, (4) [8]
Glenshee Collection, (3) [9]
Glenshee Collection, (2) [9]
Glenshee Collection, (5) [9]
The New Glenshee Collection [24]

Recommended Music:

Twixt Don and Dee (Andrew Rankine)

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