Dance Hot Cross Buns 17698

Strathspey

1-8

All set, Adv+Ret (1 step), turn 2H & circle 8H round for 2 bars

9-16

All set to corners & dance La Baratte to form new couples

Men 1/2 turn corner RH & retain hand but at arm’s length from each other, Men retrace steps with corner turning right under his arm briefly into Allemande hold (Men behind corner facing Men’s original place) & releasing corner’s RH she turns under Man’s left arm & all change places LH to opposite places`

17-24

Couples in 1st & 3rd positions dance a variation of the Swirl:

Turn partner RH into Allemande hold & dance LSh round other couple 1/4 way, on bar 20 release right hands & dance LH across & swirl to face side couples to form 2 lines of 4: 3L faces 4M & 3M faces 4L while 1L faces 2M & 1M faces 2L`

25-32

All dance reels of 4. On bars 31-32 1s+3s loop into square set formation (Ladies on partner’s right)

33-48

New couples in 2nd & 4th positions repeat bars 17-32 3 4 1 2

Reel

49-64

All dance full Schiehallion Reel

65-80

All dance Grand Chain (2 bars per hand)

81-88

All turn partner RH, turn corner LH to finish passing partner RSh

89-92

All Men dance LH across while all Ladies chase clockwise 1/2 way round (Ladies pass Men LSh)

93-96

All Ladies dance RH across while all Men chase anticlockwise 1/2 way round to meet own partner