Cluny Castle
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Cluny Castle A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 15.1- 4 First and second couples dance half a double figure of eight, to commence second couple cross up and first couple cast off; first couple finish facing out.
5- 8 Half reels of three on the sides, to commence first couple dance out and down and second couple up and in; first couple finish facing out.
9-12 First and second couples dance half a double figure of eight, to commence second couple cross down and first couple cast up; first couple finish facing out.
13-16 Half reels of three on the sides, to commence first couple dance up and out and second couple down and in; first couple finish facing out.
17-24 First couple cast off behind own lines for four bars and then cast up to place.
25-32 First and second couples dance a knot to change places.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Cluny Castle
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 15, 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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