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Castle Douglas

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CASTLE DOUGLAS (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Roy Goldring 12 Soc Dances

1- 8 1s dance in and cast 1 place, meet in centre nearer hands joined facing 2L, set to 2L turning to left to face 2M, set turning to face Men's side
9-16 1L dances RH across with 2s while 1M dances LH across with 3s. 1s turn about to face each other, set and turn 2H to face 3M
17-24 1s set to 3M turning to face 3L, set turning to face Ladies' side. 1M+2s dance LH across while 1L+3s and dance RH across. Bar 24 1s turn about to face each other up/down set
25-32 1s set and petronella turn on to own sides, 2s+1s+3s all turn partners 2H

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


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This strathspey, Castle Douglas, was dedicated to Hope and Bill Little.

Castle Douglas, a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.

Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas


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