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32-bar Strathspey
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
| 1-8 | 1C cross RH and face down | 1C+2C ½ LH turn on the sides ; all chase cclw one place | all turn P ¾ LH into a line across (W BtoB) |
| 9-16 | Gypsy Poussette, as follows. |
| 9-12 | : (Box setting) All set R and swivel R ¼ “on the hop” to face away from P, all set L and swivel R ¼. to face in | all set R (M passing BtoB) and swivel R ¼, all set L and do not swivel. Partners finish facing away from each other but are not lined up BtoB. |
| 13-16 | (Gypsy turn ) All starting to their own R, dance around P halfway and melt into turn ¾ BH to finish facing P in a line across, M in the middle. |
| 17-24 | Reel4 across the dance. On [24] the M dance ¼around each other, LSh to LSh, while the W extend the loops to join P in promhold, all forming a line across, 1C facing up, 2C down. |
| 25-32 | [25] 1C+2C Promenade ¼ around each other (M staying LSh to LSh), into the last 7 bars of the Tournée. |
| Notes: In [9-12] each C follows the edges of a square: | |
| Music: A smooth strathspey for example: “Birks of Invermay” by Tersipchore | |
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