A Cat Lover's Birthday

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Strathspey
1- 8 1L followed by 1M and 2L followed by 2M dance Fig of 8 round 4s and 2nd place (2s follow 1s - RSh to 4s) back to place pulling back LSh to face clockwise
9-16 1M followed by 1L and 2M followed by 2L dance Fig of 8 round 3s and 1s place (1s follow 2s - LSh to 3s) back to place
17-24 1s+3s dance RH across 2½ times round (Men lead in, RH across twice, Men lead out) to change places. 3214
25-32 All 4 couples set and Petronella in Tandem to right, face clockwise and chase clockwise ½ round. 4321
33 -64 Repeat in Strathspey (Bars 1-16: 4s follow 3s then 3s follow 4s) 1234

Reel
65-128 Repeat 1-64 in Reel time but Bars 17-24 and 49-56 only dance 1½ RH across

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