Dance: The Theeket Hoose

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

Devised by:
Thompson (18C)
Formations:
Reel of three - dancing couple plus one (REEL;DC+;R3;)
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
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
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Published in:
Book 15 [11] *
Pocket: Books 13,14,15 [35]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [155]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [144]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [185]
Recommended Music:
Duchess of Buccleuch's Favourite (Niel Gow)
McVicar's Strathspey (Niel Gow)
Recordings (2): Show tunes
Book 14/15. Music for Scottish Country Dances (2) (Fiddlers Three Plus Two), track 6 [pace 62.1]
Book 15 (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 11 [pace 61.7]

Crib

1-81C lead down the middle {3} lead up {3} | cast off (2C up).
9-162C repeat (1C up)
17-241M+2M dance between 1W+2W, cast round P to places ; 1W+2W repeat
25-321C+2W Reel3 on diagonal (1C start RSh).
33-401C+2M Reel3 on diagonal (1C start LSh)
41-481C+2C set and cross ; ½ R&L
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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