The Ruby Wedding Strathspey

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

The Ruby Wedding Strathspey A 32 bar Strathspey for 3 couples in a longwise set.

1 - 8 First couple cross down to dance reels of three with second and third couples on the opposite side. First couple finish in promenade hold facing second man while second couple finish in first place
9 - 12 First couple in promenade hold dance a half diagonal reel of three with second man and third lady, giving right shoulder to start. First couple finish facing second lady.
13 - 16 First couple, still in promenade hold, dance a half diagonal reel of three with second lady and third man, giving left shoulder to start. First couple finish facing down the set in second place with nearer hands joined.
17 - 20 First couple dance down between the third couple and cast to second place on the opposite side.
21 - 24 Third, first and second couples turn partners with two hands one and a half times to finish in the centre facing up ready for an allemande.
25 - 32 Third, first and second couples dance an allemande Repeat having passed a couple.

(Dance crib compiled by the devisor, Brian Charlton in 1995.)

Dance Notes

At the end of the second time through, first couple finish in third place.
For the next repeat, fourth couple start the reels from fourth place, dancing in, as the original first couple step down.

Dance Information

Devised for the Helensburgh Scottish Country Dance Club celebration of the Ruby Wedding of Jack and Betty Daniel on 28 July 1995.

Music: A suitable recording is 'Lady Lucy Ramsay', A Dancer's Miscellany Vol. IV

(Dance Notes and Information by the devisor, Brian Charlton.)

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