Sloane Square

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

SLOANE SQUARE (S64) Sq.Set H Steventon London Jubilee

1- 8 All circle 8H round and back
9-16 All turn RH and Ladies cast behind partner to dance RH across in centre and back to places
17-24 All turn LH and Men cast behind partners to dance LH across in centre and back to places
25-32 1s+2L+4M also 3s+2M+4L dance reel of 4 across (1s and 3s pass partners LSh to start)
33-40 2s+1M+3L also 4s+1L+3M dance reels of 4 up/down (2s and 4s pass partners LSh to start)
41-48 All set to and turn corners RH and dance ½ Chain commencing RH to corner
49-56 All turn corners RH and turn partners LH and dance ½ Chain commencing LH to partners
57-64 All circle 8H round and back

(MINICRIB, Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton. Deeside Caledonian Society.)
K Jones   RSCDS Book 41

Sloane Square
H Steventon   Golden Jubilee Dances
Strathspey   64 bars   4 Couple Repeat   4 Couple Set   Square Set

1-8      8 hands round and back;
9-10    all turn partners by the right;
11-12  Ls cast behind partners and meet in the centre;
13-16  Ls right hands across;
17-18  all turn partners by the left;
19-20  Mn cast behind partners and meet in the centre;
21-24  Mn left hands across;
25-32  4M1s2L (at top) 4L3s2M (at bottom) crescent reels of 4 (1s 3s pass partners by the left to start and cast away from each other at the end);
33-40  1L4s3M 1M2s3L (on the sides) crescent reels of 4 (4s 2s pass partners by the left to start) finishing all facing away from partners;
41-44  all set to and turn first corners by the right retaining hold to face corners;
45-48  all grand chain halfway;
49-50  all turn first corners by the right;
51-52  all turn partners by the left retaining hold to face partners;
53-56  all grand chain halfway (going back on the same half of the set);
57-64  8 hands round and back.

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

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