Dance: Four Couples' Pleasure

32-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
Progression: 2413

Devised by:
Francien van Heuvel (1984)
Formations:
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Reel of four - on sides (REEL;R4;SIDES;)
Knot 4 couples (KNOT;4C;)
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:
Strathspey travel
Published in:
Delft Book of Scottish Country Dances [3] *
Recommended Music:
Miss Heather Bartel (Muriel A Johnstone)
Recordings (1): Show tunes
A Reel Dram (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 2

Crib

1-81C+4C dance in and towards each other | with dancer opposite dance NHJ through the sides and cast to places ; 2C +3C ½ Fig8 round nearst end couple, to finish (1,2x,3x,4) 1C facing 2C and 3C facing 4C
9-16Reels4 on the sides, to finish in a St Andrew’s Cross, 1C+4C diagonally facing 2C+3C in the centre
17-24All set and change places RH ; 1C+4C (in centre) LHA while 2C+3C (end couples) change places RH along the sides and cross LH (to 3,1,4,2)
25-32Four couple Knot (bar 1: turn RH ½, on 2-5: dance up the ladies’ side, on 6-8 turn LH to own sides).(2,4,1,3)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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