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Alyth Burn

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ALYTH BURN (J8x48) 3C (4C set) Miss W R Webster RSCDS Book 22

1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance Promenade
9-16 1s+2s dance RH across for 3 steps, LH across and 1s cast 1 place, 2s dancing to top
17-24 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back 1s end facing 1st corners
25-32 1s set to 1st corners, turn corners RH and retaining hands Balance-in-Line, 1s turn LH to face 2nd corners
33-40 1s set to 2nd corners, turn RH and retaining hands Balance-in-Line; 1s turn LH to face 1st corners again
41-48 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corner, 1s cross to 2nd places

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


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Alyth is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, located on a burn which bears its name, situated under the Hill of Alyth five miles northeast of Blairgowrie.

Alyth Burn in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Alyth Burn In Den O' Alyth


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