Dance The Lindisfarne Strathspey 12095
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- John F Rigby (2003)
- Intensity
- 4884/8668/8888/8888 = 90% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
The Lindisfarne Strathspey 4/4L · S32
- 1–
- 2c+3c RH across ; 1c+2c & 3c+4c LH across
- 9–12
- 2c+3c RH across while 1M (followed by 1L) casts off to 4plx while 4L (followed by 4M) casts up to 1plx
- 13–14
- 4c+2c & 3c+1c ½ LH across
- 15–16
- 4c & 1c (keeping LH) cross to opp sides [to 2x,4x,1x,3x]
- 17–32
- “Lindisfarne Knot”: 2c (at top) set to ptr | cross to 2pl (face out) while 4c (in 2pl) cast to 3pl | cross to 4pl (face ptr) while 3c (in 4pl) set to ptr | cast into 3pl while 1c (in 3pl) cross to 2pl | cast up to top ; continue pattern to 2413. [No actual casting except in 4pl, and 2pl at the start of the formation. No hands.]
The Lindisfarne Strathspey 4/4L · S32
- 1-8
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2s+3s dance RH across; 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance LH across
- 9-12
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2s+3s dance RH across while 1M followed by 1L cast to 4th place own side & 4L followed by 4M cast up to 1st place own side
- 13-16
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4s+2s also 3s+1s dance 1/2 LH across; 4s+1s cross LH so all on opp sides. Order (2)(4)(1)(3)
- 17-32
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“The Lindisfarne Knot”:
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1st place (2s) set, cross to 2nd place (no hands) facing out
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2nd place (4s) cast to 3rd place & cross down to 4th place (no hands) facing partner
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3rd place (1s) cross to 2nd place (no hands) & dance up to 1st place
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4th place (3s) set, cast up to 3rd place [only true casting is in 2nd/4th place at start of figure - other times just dance up or down outside set]
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Repeat from new positions 3 more times to end 2 4 1 3
Alternative version bars 17-32
- 17-20
- 2s+4s & 1s+3s circle 4H round to Left (or 4s / 3s lead up between 2s / 1s & cast back to place)
- 21-24
- 2s & 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 down round couples below
- 25-32
- All dance 8 bars of the “Lindisfarne Knot” figure
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