J. McInnes Esq.
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
J. McInnes Esq. A twenty-four bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set., devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 8.1- 8 First couple cast off behind second and third couples, turn once round with the right hand, lead up to the top crossing to the opposite side and cast off into second place. Meanwhile second couple step up on bars 1 & 2, cast off two places, turn with the right hand and lead up to first place on own side; at the same time third couple join hands with second couple to step up on bars 1 & 2, step up again on bars 3 & 4; cast off to their original places and turn with the right hand. Second and third couples finish facing out.
9-14 Second, first and third couples dance reels of three on the sides of the set, first couple dance in and down to commence.
15-16 First couple cross to own side giving right hand in passing.
17-24 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right. Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: J. McInnes Esq.
(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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