Fiddler Play The Light Strathspey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Fiddler Play The Light Strathspey A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 4 First man, passing first lady by the right shoulder to commence, turns second lady one and a half times with the right hand, whilst first lady turns second man one and a half times with the left hand.
5- 8 First man turns third lady with the left hand whilst first lady turns third man with the right hand.
9-16 First couple dance a half figure of eight up through second couple, turn half way with the left hand; dance a half figure of eight down through third place and turn three quarters with the right hand to finish in the centre facing the man's side of the set; at the same time second and third couples dance rights and lefts, giving right hands on the sides to commence.
17-20 First couple, with nearer hands joined, dance out between second and third men, first lady casts up and first man casts down, they dance in to meet and turn half way with the right hand to finish facing the ladies' side of the set.
21-24 First couple, with nearer hands joined, dance out between second and third ladies, first man casts up and first lady casts down, they meet and turn three quarters with the right hand to own side of the set.
25-32 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Fiddler Play the Light Strathspey
(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 13, 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).