Alison Rose
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
ALISON ROSE (S4x32) 4C set Derek Ivory Imperial 21- 8 1s lead down to bottom, all set and circle 8H round to left 2 places (end with Men at top of dance and Ladies at bottom)
9-16 Men dance LH across and Ladies RH across once round, continue but change places with partner when passing through middle in order 1432
17-24 As 1s (+4s+3s+2s) meet again (Men drop RH) and leads his partner round to end 1s (followed by 4s+3s+2s) leading up to top, all ½ turning RH. 1432
25-32 All dance Allemande ending 2341
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Alison Rose
Derek Ivory Imperial Book 2
Strathspey 4 x 32 bars 4 Couple Repeat 4 Couple Set Longwise Set
1-4 1s lead down to 4th place WHILE 2s3s4s step up;
5-6 2s3s4s1s set on the sides;
7-8 all 8 hands round to the left ¼ way, finishing with Mn at the top, Ls at the bottom;
9-12 Mn left hands across, Ls right hands across;
13-16 WHILE continuing hands across, 1s followed by 4s 3s 2s change to the other star;
17-20 WHILE Mn continue right hands across, 1L followed by 4L 3L 2L join nearer hands with partners in double hands across;
21-22 1s followed by 4s 3s 2s lead up to original places on opposite sides;
23-24 all turn by the right halfway, finishing 1s4s3s2s in allemande hold;
25-32 all allemande, finishing 2s3s4s1s.
(MAXICRIB. Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle)
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