Dance The Saltire Medley 9088

Medley · 96 bars (S48+R48) · 4w+2m · Other (Progression: OnceOnly)

Devised by

Derek Haynes

Formations

Steps

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Extra Info: Starting position: as in DTr, four women as corners, two men facing up/down in the middle, no hands.

Starting position: as in DTr, four women as corners, two men facing up/down in the middle, no hands.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
The Saltire Medley	Jim Lindsay and his Band	Reel of the Puffins	CD	11	M96	2:28	49.3

Square Set with 4 Ladies at corners & 2 Men BtoB in centre, one facing up and other facing down

Strathspey

1-8: Men turn 1st corners RH, pass RSh, turn 3rd corner LH & pass LSh to face own 2nd corner
9-16: Men turn 2nd corners RH, pass RSh, turn 4th corner LH & dance LSh round each other to face 3rd corners (Hazel Tree Corners)
17-24: Men change places RH with 3rd crnrs, 3rd crnrs turn LH in centre & return to places giving RH to Men who turn LH in centre to face 4th crnrs
25-32: Men repeat with 4th corners & end facing 1st corners (Corner Chain)
33-40: Men 1/2 diagonal Reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass LSh & dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners
41-48: Men 1/2 diagonal Reel with 3rd corners then with 4th corners & end facing 1st corners (Mairi’s Wedding reels)

Reel

1-32: As Bars 1-32 above
33-48: Ladies dance double diag reels of 4 twice (giving LH in centre) as Men dance 1/2 reels with 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th corners & passing LSh in centre

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

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The Saltire Medley (48S/48R) Performed by the Waltham …

Added on: 2016-05-08 (John Aitken)
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Excellent dancing but here the corners are setting …

Added on: 2022-12-12 (Murrough Landon)
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