Dance And Foolish Notion 135
Strathspey · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Barry Skelton (1990)
- Intensity
- 8008/8448/8888/8888/7007/8008 = 70% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- The Green Book [2]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The title is from Burns poem To a Louse.
The title is from Burns poem To a Louse.
And Foolish Notion 4/4L · S48
- 1-
- 1c & 4c turn RH | cast inwards (2,1,4,3) ; set facing diagonally | ½ RHA to face corners
- 9-
- 1c & 4c double H&G setting ending 1M/4W in lines across between 2c/3c, 1W/4M on W/M sides
- 17–32
- Simultaneous Reels3 around the set: four ½ Reels3, 1c & 4c starting RSh to person on their R, 2 bars per shoulder (4 bars per side) ending in same places
- 33-
- 1c & 4c set | 1M & 4W petronella to sides (2,1,4,3) ; 1c & 4c set | ½ turn RH retaining hands
- 41-
- 1c+4c RHA ; ½ R&L (2,4,1,3)