Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

The A Team

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

The A Team 8x32 Strathspey for 3C by Sue McKinnell

1-4 1C cross RH and cast to 2nd place on opposite sides; 2C step up on bars 3-4.
5-8 1C dance ½ figure of eight; 1W down with 3C, 1M up with 2C. 1C end facing 1st corners.
9-12 1C dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners; at end, 1C continue reel to end facing 1st corners in opposite positions.
13-16 1C set to 1st corners, turning over right shoulders at end of set to face each other. 1C turn BH to face 2nd corners.
17-20 1C dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners; at end, 1C continue reel to end facing 2nd corners in opposite positions.
21-24 1C set to 2nd corners, turning over right shoulders at end of set to face each other. 1C turn BH to 2nd place on opposite sides.
25-28 3C, 1C, and 2C chase CW ½ way around the set, ending 2, 1, 3.
29-32 2C, 1C, and 3C turn partners BH once round.

Repeat.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Sue McKinnell, Sep 2018)


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


Dance Information

This strathspey, The A Team, was written for Katherine Andrefsky and Gordon Anderson - the A Team. We're happy they were here to dance with us and sorry to see them leave.

Suggested music: Gang the Same Gate from Gang on the Same Gate by Green Ginger.

(Dance information by the deviser, Sue McKinnell)


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