Geometry
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Geometry 8x32 Strathspey, 3 couples in a 4 couple set, Neville Pope1-8 1st and 2nd couples turn halfway, meld into RH across halfway. From the middle of the dance, 2nd couple dance a full turn to finish in first place on own side, while 1st couple cross RH again to cast lady up, man down to finish with 1st man between 3rd couple facing up and 1st lady between 2nd couple facing down.
9-16 In 3 and 3 across the dance, set and link, finishing 2, 1, 3 with 2nd and 3rd couples on opposite side and 1st couple on own sides.
Dance half diagonal rights and lefts with 1st corner positions finishing as in fig 1.
17-24 Dance set and link for 3 couples on side of dance Dance half diagonal Rs and Ls with partner's 1st corner positions, dancing couple going diagonally to their left. Finish as in Fig. 2
25-32 1st couple dance petronella turn (while corners set, turning to face in), 2s, 1s and 3s set and all turn partner for 4 bars.
Repeat from new position.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Neville Pope, December 2006)
Dance Information
Named Geometry, because it started in my mind as an exercise in (dance) figures.Recommended Music: Any good Strathspey.
Recommended Recording: Track 9 (Strathspeys) from First Stop! by Waverley Station: Fiona Miller's - Sandy Buchanan's - The Warlocks - S' ann an Ile.
(Dance information copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Neville Pope, 2010)
Published in Sturt Desert Pea Book 2010, copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Neville Pope, 2024.
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