Issue 480: Rossington Strathspey

Object

The Rossington Strathspey (Dance)

Submitter

Gerry Gray

Assigned to

Heiko Schmidt

Priority

Normal

Disposition

Fixed

Description

THE ROSSINGTON STRATHSPEY

32 Bar Strathspey for 3 Couples, in a Triangular Set

Bill Libby, Moncton, NB, Canada October 1990

Suggested Music – “Herself” by Bobby Brown, “Grandfather Mountain Gala” Record GMHG 86/1

01-08 All three couples set (two bars), dance right hands across (women in the centre, men on the outside as in Eightsome Reel) two thirds round (four bars) and set again. This movement will be facilitated if while setting on bars 1 and 2, shorter steps are taken to the right to allow the women to move into the centre to take right hands at the end of bar 2. Also, during bar 6, each couple should curve out to place facing inwards ready to set on bars 7 and 8). 09-16 All three couples turn partners with both hands once round (two bars), opening out to dance six hands two thirds round to the left (four bars), then again turn partners with both hands once round to face inwards. (By now, each couple should have progressed once place round clockwise). 17-24 All three men dance a figure of eight round their partner and round the woman to their right, passing in front of their partners to begin. 25-32 In promenade hold, all three couples dance a reel of three, the couple in first position giving right shoulder to the couple on their right to begin. Repeat twice from new positions each time This dance was devised for, and dedicated to, Mrs. Ethel Mary Moss, mother of John Moss who was an honorary member of the Moncton Scottish Country Dance Group. It was presented and first danced at the celebration of her ninety-seventh birthday at The Auld Farm, Cap Pele, New Brunswick, Canada on October 13, 1990.

Rossington Strathspey was published in ‘Island Games’ to commemorate the 1991 Canada Winter Games playing in Charlottetown, PEI that year. It was published that same year. We still do this dance and may put up a

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