Corrievrechan

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

CORRIEVRECHAN 1 (R8x32) 3C (4C set) B Priddey Sutton Coldfield Bk

1- 8 1s set, cast 1 place and dance ½ Fig of 8 round 3s (assume the 3 couples are in a circle for next 16 bars)
9-16 All 3 Men dance in front Lady on right, behind next Lady, in front of next Lady and behind next Lady (1M in 1st pl Mens side)
17-24 All 3 ladies dance in front Man on right, behind next Man, in front of next Man and behind next Man (1L in 3rd pl Ladies side)
25-32 1M+3s (opp) also 1L+2s (opp) dance LH across 1½ times to end (3)(1)(2) and all chase anticlockwise to own sides in order 213

CORRIEVRECKAN 2 (M-(S64+R64)) Sq.Set A Boswell Carnforth Coll 3

Strathspey
1- 8 All set to partners, Men dance anticlockwise in front of partner and next Lady, behind opposite Lady to face the next Lady and turn 2H
9-16 All set to 'new' partners and Ladies dance clockwise in front of 'new' partner and next Man, behind opposite Man to face the next Man and turn 2H
17-32 Repeat bars 1-16 to end in opposite places with original partner
33-40 All dance a double Men's Chain
41-48 1s+3s dance ½ RandL, 2s+4s dance ½ RandL
49-56 All dance Ladies Chain
57-64 All dance Grand Chain starting with giving RH to corners

Reel
1-64 Repeat bars 1-56 and circle 8H round and back

CORRYVRECKAN 4 (J8x32) 3C (4C set) M Frost Silver Thistle Coll

1- 8 1s+2s dance RH across, 1L followed by partner casts 1 place Lady crossing to opposite side
9-16 1s+3s dance LH across, 1L followed by partner casts down 1 place Lady crossing to own side
17-24 3s+1s Set+Link, 2s+1s Set+Link
25-32 1s+2s set and dance ½ RH across, 2s+1s turn RH 1½ times as 3s turn once

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

Dance Information

The Gulf of Corryvreckan (alternate spelling, Corrievrechan) (from the Gaelic "cauldron of the speckled seas"), also called the Strait of Corryvreckan, is a narrow strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba, in Argyll and Bute, in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland.

Strong Atlantic currents and unusual underwater topography conspire to produce a particularly intense tidal race in the Corryvreckan channel making it the third largest whirlpool in the world.

Corrievrechan Whirlpool From A Boat- Video On YouTube

Corrievrechan

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