Hangleton Strathspey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Hangleton Strathspey A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a four couple longwise set., devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 8.1- 4 First couple cross over giving right hand and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First couple cross over giving left hand, first lady casts up into original place whilst first man casts off into third place. Second lady steps down and third man steps up on bars 7 & 8.
9-16 First man and third lady dance down the middle for three steps, followed by third man and second lady and second man and first lady. First man and third lady cast up round third man and second lady, meet and lead up between second man and first lady (who separate to allow them to do so) and lead up to first place; third man and second lady cast up round second man and first lady on bar 13 and lead up to second place whilst second man and first lady meet on bar 13 and lead up to finish in third place. All three couples finish facing the top in a promenade hold.
17-24 All three couples dance an allemande. On the last two bars first couple set advancing to finish back to back facing their first corners, whilst second and third couples fall back to corner positions.
25-32 First couple turn their first corners with the right hand, partner with the left hand, second corners with the right hand and cross back to own side giving left hand in passing. Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Rebel War Song Note On bars 23-24 first man is in third place and first lady in first place so to turn they must move towards each other between third man and second lady who are in second place. Second lady should fall back to second position and step up into first place. Third man should fall back into second place and step down into third place. Second man and third lady must fall back to the sidelines and be prepared as first corners to turn immediately. Editor's note to the 2021 edition On bars 23-24, the original instructions specified that the first couple turn with the left hand to finish facing their first corners. This has been altered to a set advancing, that we anticipate flows more naturally.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 8, 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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