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Ballindalloch

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BALLINDALLOCH (S8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry Summer Collection 88

1- 8 1s ½ turn RH moving down to 2nd place, set and turn 2H 1¼ times to face 4th corners
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 across (1L+2s also 1M+3s) and 1s end ½ turning 4th corners 2H to face in diagonal nearer hands joined while other corners set
17-20 1s+4th corners set and dance ½ RH across while other corners (3L and 2M) dance anticlockwise ½ way
21-24 1s (in 2nd place) joining with other corner (1L+3L and 1M+2M) set and dance ½ LH across while other corners (3M and 2L) dance clockwise ½ way
25-32 2s+1s+3s set, petronella turn; ½ turn partner 2H and petronella turn to places. 213

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


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Ballindalloch is a small village on the River Spey in Scotland.

It is known for its whisky distilleries and for Ballindalloch Castle currently the home of the MacPherson-Grant family.

Ballindalloch Castle, a small village on the River Spey in Scotland
Ballindalloch Castle


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