Clachna Cudain
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Clachna Cudain A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a three couple longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 10.1- 8 First couple dance reels of three on opposite side of the set with second and third couples, all giving hands to partner where possible. To commence, first couple cross down through second place, second and third couple face up.
9-16 First couple dance reels of three (giving hands) on own side of the set with second and third couples, all giving hands to partner where possible. To commence, first couple cross down through second place, second and third couples continue their reels.
17-20 First couple turn with the right hand and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 19 & 20.
21-24 First couple lead down below third couple and cast up into second place.
25-32 Second, first and third couples dance a three couple allemande.
Repeat with a new top couple. Recommended tune: Clachna Cudain
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 10, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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