Balmoral Strathspey

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

BALMORAL STRATHSPEY (S4x32) 4C set J Charles RSCDS Bk 22

1- 8 1s+2s and 3s+4s dance RandL
9-16 1s+2s and 3s+4s set and dance RH across ½ way, set and cross RH to own sides
17-24 All dance reel of 4 on own sides
25-32 1s+4s+3s (bottom 3 couples) dance Allemande (2s in top place stand)

(MINICRIB, Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton. Deeside Caledonian Society.)

The Balmoral Strathspey
John A Charles   RSCDS Book 22
Strathspey   4 x 32 bars   4 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Lengthwise Set

1-8      1s2s 3s4s rights and lefts;
9-10    1s2s3s4s set;
11-12  1s2s 3s4s right hands across halfway;
13-14  2s1s4s3s set;
15-16  2s 1s 4s 3s cross by the right to own sides;
17-24  2s1s4s3s reels of four on own sides;
25-32  2s stand WHILE 1s4s3s allemande, finishing 2s3s4s1s.

(MAXICRIB, Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle.)

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Balmoral Castle is a large estate house situated in the area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, known as Royal Deeside. The estate was purchased by Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert, and remains a favourite summer royal residence.

The Balmoral estate has been passed down the generations and has gradually expanded to more than 26,000 hectares (65,000 acres).

Balmoral Castle

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