Glentruim
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
GLENTRUIM (S4x32) 4C set John Drewry Bankhead Book 43s and 4s start on opposite sides
1- 8 All ½ turn partners RH, 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance ½ RH across, 2s and 3s chase clockwise ½ way while 1s and 4s dance LH across. 3142
9-16 All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides
17-24 1s+4s dance Western DoSiDo (note- opposite partner, not beside partner at start):
19-20 All change places with "partner" LH
17-18 Men set while Ladies dance in, Ladies pass each other LSh and curve to left, then turn right about to face "partner"
21-22 Men change places with opposite Lady RH, Men pass LSh dancing back towards places while Lady dances to "partner's" place
23-24 All turn RH into promenade hold
25-32 1L+4M (prom hold) dance reel of 3 across dance with 3s (LSh to 3M to start) while 1M+4L reel of 3 across dance with 2s (LSh to 2M) 31(4)(2)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Information
Glentruim is about 50 miles due south of Inverness, Scotland.
Looking Over GlenTruim Towards Am Binnein
Image copyright Mike Pennington under this Creative Commons Licence 2.0.
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