Dance Christian's Strathspey 5324
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- John Robertson
- Intensity
- 8080/8008/8888/0880/0888 = 65% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
- Allemande for 3 couples (ALLMND;3C;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
Christian's Strathspey 4/4L · S40
- 01–08
- 1C & 3C cross over RH, cast off 1 place; then they dance a half figure of 8 “up” (2C & 4C step up on bars 3 & 4).
- 09–16
- 1C & 4C (middles) dance RH across once round; then 1C cast off 1 place while 4C lead up 1 place and all set.
- 17–24
- 2C & 4C and 1C & 3C dance LH across once round; then 2C & 1C cast off 1 place while 4C & 3C lead up 1 place and all set.
- 25–32
- 2C & 3C (middles) dance RH across once round; then 2C cast off 1 place while 3C lead up 1 place and all set (top 3 couples set advancing).
- 33–40
- 4C & 3C & 2C allemande.
