Dance: Welcome Aboard

128-bar Medley (S64+R64)
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:
Ann Dix (1993)
Formations:
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
Ladies' Chain - half (LCHAIN;HALF;)
Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
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:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Strathspey travel
Strathspey setting
Published in:
Reel Friends Book 2 [9] *
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Reel Friends Book 2 (David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8

Crib

Strathspey
1-8All Circle8 and back
9-16All C S&Link, finishing next to corner ; all S&Link with corner, (finishing opposite P) but M face out
17-24Turn new partner LH ; All ½ La-Chain (L make wheel in middle), finish facing cnr (no polite turn)
25-32Set to and turn cnr RH, to face P ; set to and turn P LH
33-40All W set advancing into centre swiveling R ¼ | and cast into clw spiral out to L position 3 places clw | turn that M ½ RH
41-48All M set advancing into centre swiveling R ¼ | and cast into clw spiral out to L position 3 places clw | turn P ½ RH
49-56Gr-Chain, 1 step / hand
57-128All C face P and Petronella Turn (W now in centre, BtoB) | all set to P ; all C turn 1¼ BH (to 3,4,1,2)
Reel
Repeat 1-64, to own places, but on [61-64] turn ¾ RH
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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