Aspen Bank
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Aspen Bank A thirty-two bar Strathspey for four couples in a longwise set. On the second chord first and third couples cross to the opposite side. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 4 First couple cast into fourth place, the other three couples step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First and fourth couples dance half rights and lefts.
9-12 First and third couples dance half rights and lefts.
13-16 Half reels of four on the sides of the set.
17-20 Fourth and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel, first and second couples do the same.
21-24 Third and first couples dance left hands across in a wheel.
25-32 Fourth and third couples dance a ladies' chain, first and second couples do the same. Finish in the order 4, 3, 1, 2.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Aspen Bank
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 12, 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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