The Bluebell Strathspey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE BLUEBELL STRATHSPEY (S4x32) 4C set James B. Cosh 22 SCDs1- 4 1s cross down below 2s and cast up to top while 4s cross up and cast to bottom
5- 8 1s and 4s dance in to meet, Men dance out Ladies' side as Ladies dance out Men's side, cross and cast to opposite ends. (4)23(1)
9-16 4L+2L+3M+1M dance ½ diagonal RSh reel of 4, 4M+2M+3L+1L dance ½ diagonal reel of 4. 1(3)(2)4
17-20 1s set and cast 1 place
21-28 1s dance diagonal R&L
29-32 1s lead down 1 place and dance behind 4s to 4th place. 2341
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
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Hyacinthoides non-scripta is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant.It is known in English as the common bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, Campanula rotundifolia.
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