Issue 684: Val's Juniper Strathspey. Details of Dance

Object

Val's Juniper Strathspey (Dance)

Submitter

Helen Freer (Helencat)

Assigned to

Eric Ferguson

Priority

Normal

Disposition

Fixed

Description

Bars Description

1 – 8 Mirror Reels of Three on the sidelines 2’s Crossing up ( no hands) to begin whilst 1’s & 3’s casting into reels ( 1’s & 3’s curving into place to end the reels)

9 – 16 1’s 2’s (on opposite sides) 3’s Set and Link for Three and joining hands in lines across the dance and flow into 6 hands round to the left half way.

17 – 24 1’s 2’s 3’s Set and Link for Three and joining hands on the sidelines flow into 6 hands to the left to the left half way

25 – 28 2’s dance half diagonal reel of four with first corner positions (passing corners right shoulder to begin). At the end of the reel (end of bar 28) 2’s come in towards each other and turn their back on their partner and finish back to back in the middle with the 2nd Women facing up and 2nd Man faces down towards their 4th corner positions

29 -32 2’s dance half diagonal reel of four with fourth corner positions. Finish everyone on their own sides in the order 123 and with 1’s facing across, 2’s facing down, 3’s facing up

33 – 40 1’s 2’s & 3’s Progressive Grand Chain 1’s Turn right hand (once round) WHILST 2nd & 3rd Man and 2nd & 3rd Women cross right hand 2’s Turn left hand (once round) WHILST 1st &3rd Man and 1st & 3rd Women cross left hand 3’s Turn right hand (once round) WHILST 1st& 2nd Man and 1st & 2nd Women cross right hand 1’s Turn left hand (once round) WHILST3rd & 2nd Man and 3rd &2nd Women cross left hand Finish 2 3 1

(At end of 1’s final left turn continue out and up to start reel on the sidelines, no polite turn)

Written for Val Woodward after discussion about wanting a dance written for her and what she would call it. Devised by Helen Freer

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