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96-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Square
| 1-8 | 1C+3C advance, set and face R ; 2C+4C advance making arch, retire hands low while 1C+3C, M behind W, dance out under arch and cast L to exchanged places |
| 9-16 | 1C+3C repeat from exchanged places |
| 17-32 | Repeat 16 bars, 2C+4C leading |
| 33-48 | 1C+3C repeat [1-16] while 2C+4C repeat [17-32] delayed 4 bars (“Canon”) |
| 49-56 | 2C+4C dance out and cast L while 1C+3C advance (arch) and retire ; All advance to centre joining hands high | retire |
| 57-64 | (“Califonia Twirl”) All C keeping NHJ, M wide ½ loop to R and W small ½ loop L under the arms (to exchanged places, facing out) | repeat to places ; All set | turn RH |
| 65-72 | All W RHA ; loop once round P LSh to places |
| 73-80 | All M LHA ; loop once round P RSh into promhold (1Cface 4C, 2C face 3C) |
| 81-88 | (interlocking Reels3) 1C+4C & 2C+3C loop RSh, to places ; 1C+2C + 3C+4C repeat LSh, all C finish facing cclw |
| 89-96 | All promenade cclw , at end put W into the middle and bow/curtsey holding RH. |
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