Gallaton
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Gallaton A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 2 First couple cross passing by the right.
3- 4 First man changes places with second lady giving right hand whilst first lady changes places with second man giving left hand.
5- 6 First couple cross passing by the right.
7- 8 First and third ladies change places giving right hand whilst first and third men change places giving left hand.
9-12 Six hands round to the left half way in a circle.
13-16 First couple cast off two places, below second couple. Third and second couple step up on bars 13 & 14.
17-20 Six hands round to the right half way in a circle.
21-24 First couple cast into second place (second couple step up on bars 21 & 22) and dance to first corner, passing partner by the right shoulder.
25-32 Turn corners, partner, second corners and partner.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Gallaton
(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 14, 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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