Audrey Hinchcliffe's Strathspey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Audrey Hinchcliffe's Strathspey A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 9.1- 6 All three couples dance a grand chain, one step to each hand.
7- 8 They continue the chain for two more steps, to finish with first and second couples on the opposite side and third couple in first place on own side.
9-16 Third couple turn with the right hand, cast off into second place on own side, first couple step up; then third couple turn with the left hand and set.
17-20 Third couple dance a half figure eight round first couple, crossing up to commence.
21-24 Third and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
25-28 Second couple dance a half figure eight round first couple, crossing up to commence.
29-32 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Audrey Hinchcliffe's Strathspey
(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 9, 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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