Cailín Rua

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Cailín Rua (S6x32) or (S8x32) 2C (4C set) 32 Bar Strathspey For 2 Couples In A 4 Couple Set, Devised By Katherine Giacoletti 2002, Published In Delaware Valley Gold.

1- 8 1st couple dance half a figure of eight below 2nd couple then spiral one and a half times around partner by the right shoulder, moving down one place as 2nd couple step up on bars 7–8
9-16 2nd and 1st couples dance a six-bar Knot then 2nd and 1st couples take left hands for half turn. 2 1
17-24 2nd and 1st couples set and link then turn once round with right hands (1st couple now in second place)
25-32 1st and 2nd couples dance the Allemande. 2 1

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This strathspey, Cailín Rua (pronounced "Coll-een Roo-a") was written by Katherine Giacoletti in 2002 and published in Delaware Valley Gold in 2003.

The title means "red-haired girl".

Cailín Rua - Red-Haired Girl

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