Dance: The Silver Strathspey

Also known as »We Twa«

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

Devised by:

Moira Stacey (1989)

Formations:

Knot 3 couples (KNOT;3C;)
Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
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

Published in:

The Gigha Set [4] *
Book 44 [3]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [175]

Recommended Music:

Mr & Mrs Keith Stacey (Patrick K Stacey)
Florence MacLean of Ardholm (Eric Allan)

Recordings (1): Show tunes

Book 44 - Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 3 [pace 62.9]

Crib

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