Abigail Grater's Strathspey

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Abigail Grater's Strathspey (S4x32) 4C set Lewis N Derrick 2021

1-8 Eight hands round and back
9-12 Giving right hands, the 1st and 4th couples cross over then the 1st couple cast off one place while the 4th couple cast up one place; the 2nd and 3rd couples step up and down, respectively, on bars 11-12
13-16 Crossing up to begin, the 1st couple dance half a figure of eight around the 2nd couple while, crossing down to begin, the 4th couple dance half a figure of eight around the 3rd couple, the 1st and 4th couples dance in to take right hands with partners on bar 16
17-24 The 1st and 4th couples dance an allemande, ending on own sidelines in order 2413
25-32 The 2nd and 4th couples and the 1st and 3rd couples dance rights and lefts

Repeat three more times from new positions each time

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Lewis N Derrick 2021)

Dance Notes

On bars 13-14 the 1st couple give right hands while the 4th couple give left hands.

Dance Information

This was devised by Lewis Derrick for Abigail Grater.

Suggested tune: Lord Lyndoch.

Devised 2021, first published electronically 2022.

(Dance information reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Lewis N Derrick)

Published in The McGhie Scottish Country Dance Sheets, Collection 5, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Lewis N Derrick.

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