Achnahennich
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Achnahennich A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 15.1- 8 First, second and third couples dance Inveran Reels (first couple dance half a reel of three on the opposite side of the set, crossing below second couple to commence; followed by half a reel of three on own side of the set, crossing above second couple to commence).
9-16 First and second couples dance rights and lefts.
17-20 First and second couples Shuffle Right*:
17-18 first lady and second man change places giving right hand; at the same time, first man and second lady set to each other;
19-20 first lady casts up into first man's place, whilst second man casts down into second lady's place; at the same time, first man and second lady turn with the left hand to finish back to back facing own partners.
21-24 First and second couples dance half a reel of four, on the last bar, second lady dances out into first position on the ladies' side of the set, whilst first man dances out into second position on the men's side of the set. (They curve round to their right as they do so, in order to flow into the next figure).
25-32 All three couples dance six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Achnahennich * The Shuffle Right is described in the appendix of this book.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 15, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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