Jim Stott's Strathspey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
JIM STOTT'S STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Richard Francis Class of '131- 8 1s+2s dance Diamond Poussette
9-16 1s set and lead down, cross below 3s and cast up to 2nd place. 1s turn ¾ LH to finish 1M between 3s facing 3L and 1L between 2s facing 2M. 2s step up on bars 11-12
17-24 1s dance LSh reels of 3 across the dance. 1s finish in 2nd place on own sides, all set. 213
25-32 All dance 6H round and back. 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
JIM STOTT'S STRATHSPEY A strathspey for 3 couples in a 4 couple set
1- 8 1st and 2nd couple dance a diamond poussette.
9-16 1st couple set and lead down, cross over below 3rd couple and cast up to 2nd place. 1st couple turn LH 4 to finish with 1st man between the 3rd couple facing 3rd woman and 1st woman between the 2nd couple facing 2nd man. 2nd couple step up on bars 11 - 12.
17-24 Reels of 3 across passing left shoulder to begin, 1st couple finishing in 2nd place on own sides. All three couples set on the side.
25-32 6 hands round and back.
1st couple repeat from 2nd place.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Richard Francis, for the Unit 5 Class at Summer School, July 2013)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
This dance has been devised for Jim Stott from Aberdeen, our course tutor, who requested a strathspey with an all round poussette.(Dance information by the deviser, Richard Francis, 2013)
Published in Class of '13, Richard Francis, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Richard Francis, 2023.
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