Dance: The Trysting Place

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

Devised by:

Iain Boyd (1985)

Formations:

Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
Poussette Highland Schottische (POUSS;HS;)
Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
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 35 Scottish Country Dances [6] *
Pocket: Books 33,34,35 [22]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [159]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [148]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [190]

Recommended Music:

The Duchess of Gordon's New Strathspey (Robert Macintosh)

Recordings (1): Show tunes

Book 35. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 6 [pace 64.2]

Crib

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