Inverquharity Castle
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Inverquharity Castle A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 8 First couple cross giving right hand to commence mirror reels of three on the opposite sides of the set. To finish, first couple commence to cast down, second couple following and third couple facing up.
9-12 First man dances three hands round to the left with second and third ladies; whilst first lady dances three hands round to the right with second and third men. Second and third couples, retaining nearer hands and making arches, finish facing sidelines, back to back with own partner.
13-14 First couple cross to own side giving right hand and passing under arches made by second and third couples as they dance out to own places on the sidelines.
15-16 First couple cast up into first place on own side.
17-24 First and second couples set and cross over giving right hand in passing. They set again and dance right hands across in a wheel half way.
25-32 Six hands round to the left in a wheel and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Inverquharity Castle
(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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