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Isle Of Arran Strathspey

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ISLE OF ARRAN STRATHSPEY (S2x40) 4C set Roy Clowes Ormskirk 2

1- 8 2s+3s set, dance in 2s face up and 3s down, dance between end couples and cast back to places
9-16 All advance and retire, 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across
17-24 All circle 8H round to left ½ way advance and retire
25-32 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance LH across and circle 8H round to right ½ way
33-40 2s+3s cross RH, cast round corners, cross back to places and 2s cast up and 3s down

Repeat once more to return to original places

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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Arran or the Isle of Arran (pronounced "ar-ran") is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, and with an area of 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi) is the seventh largest Scottish island.

Isle Of Arran
Beinn Bhreac, Arran
The Beinn Bharrain Group Of Hills In Western Arran
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