Dance Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey 4511
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Isobel Cramb
- Intensity
- 4224 4224 8888 8888 = 68% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Petronella (16 bars) (PET)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Hands round - 8 (HR;8P;)
- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Grand Chain for 6 - half (GCHAIN;6P;HALF;)
- Steps
- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 22 [11]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [54]
- Pocket: Books 22, Graded [11]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [128] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [108] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [102] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
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Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 22. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 12 | S32 4 | 4:25 | 66.2 |
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Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey/Claymore Strathspey/Dollar Glen/Mrs B. Jolly |
Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey 4/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1W+4M Petronella Turn | set to each other ; 1W turns 2M RH 1½ and 3M ½LH to 4Mplace while{4} 4M turns 3W RH 1½ and 2W ½LH to 1Wplace
- 9–
- 1M+4W Petronella Turn with full swivel R to face dn/up | set to each other ; 1M turns 2W LH 1½ and 3W ½RH to 4Wplace while{4} 4W turns 3M LH 1½ and 2M ½RH to 1Mplace (4x,2,3,1x)
- 17–
- 4c+2c & 3c+1c circle4 L 1¼ {3 bars} and open (4M & 1W leading) into facing lines {1} ; Touch in Circle8 and break into 1c+2c & 3c+4c circle4 L 1¼ to (1,2,3,4)
- 25–
- ½ G-Chain (ends cross to begin) ; 1c turn RH 1½ to 4pl while{4} 4c+3c+2c continue G-Chain (3-couple) to (2,3,4,1)
Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey 4/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1L & 4M petronella turn & set, 1L turns 2M 1.1/2 RH then 1/2 turns 3M LH while 4M turns 3L 1.1/2 RH then 1/2 turns 2L LH (End 1L in 4M's place, 4M in 1L's place)
- 9-16
- 1M & 4L repeat above Fig (bars 1-8) to end (4) 2 3 (1)
- 17-24
- 4s+2s also 3s+1s circle 4H round to left (3 bars), opening (4M & 1L leading) into circle of 8H (momentarily bar 20), breaking & flowing into 1s+2s also 3s+4s circle 4H round to Left to original places
- 25-32
- All dance 1/2 Grand Chain (4 steps), 1s (at bottom) turn RH 1.1/2 times to 4th place own side while 4s+3s+2s continue Grand Chain. End 2 3 4 1

Martina Mueller-Franz
Added on: Sept. 12, 2015, 6:37 p.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality
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