Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Corbet's Strathspey

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

CORBETS STRATHSPEY (S4x32) 4C set Pauline Taylor Imperial 4

1- 8 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance ½ R&L and dance ½ LSh reels of 4 on sides ending with 1s+4s turning RH on sides into line of 4 across (1L+4M BtoB)
9-16 1M+4M also 1L+4L set and turn RH to end on sides (3412) and circle 8H round to left ½ way
17-24 All set, 1s and 3s cast up while 2s and 4s dance down 1 place and 1s dance down to 4th place
25-32 All turn RH, 2s+3s also 4s+1s dance RH across

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams



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