Dance The Cairn Strathspey 917

Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)

Devised by

Roy Goldring

Intensity

8888/4444/4444/8888 = 75% (1 turn), 75% (whole dance)

Formations

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Recommended Music

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
The Cairn Strathspey	Olympians Scottish Dance Band	Dances Old, Dances New	LP	6	S32 4	0:00	0.0
Jim Johnstone's Strathspey/The Cairn Strathspey	Muriel Johnstone and Friends	Auld Friends Meet	CD	20	S32 4	4:28	67.0

1–: 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA ; ½ Circle8 L (4x,3x,2x,1x)
9–: 4W+3W & 2W+1W dance between opposite men, divide and dance back to sideline and face ; ½Reel4
17–: Men repeat (1x,2x,3x,4x)
25–: 1c cross RH and cast to 4pl while{4} others set and cross up RH ; All turn P BH (2,3,4,1)

E-cribs (Truus de Ceuster)

1-8: 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance RH across opening out to circle 8H round 1/2 way ending 4 3 2 1 on opposite sides
9-12: 4L+3L also 2L+1L dance between partners, divide & dance back to end Ladies facing each other for reel of 4 on side (Mens)
13-16: Ladies dance 1/2 reel of 4
17-24: Men repeat bars 9-16 passing between Ladies who are not their partners
25-32: 1s cross RH & cast to 4th place while 2s+3s+4s set & cross up RH, all turn 2H once round

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
2013-07-31 Carnoustie Summer Dance	2013-07-31	Truus de Ceuster	May 27, 2017, 9:26 a.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2024-02-04	2024-02-04	Amanda Peart	Feb. 4, 2024, 10:52 p.m.
Leicester Caledonian - 29 Apr 2019	2019-04-29	Margaret Spence	April 10, 2019, 2:10 p.m.
Peterborough RSCDS Dance 2014-06-20	2014-06-20	Sheila Lewins	April 27, 2014, 5:15 p.m.

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