Joan's Medley
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Joan's Medley A sixteen bar Strathspey, sixteen bar Reel Medley for three couples in a longwise set. Strathspey Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 4 First and second men, with nearer hands joined, dance between their partners, first man casts up and second man casts down back to own side.
5- 8 First and second men turn one and a half times with both hands to change places.
9-16 First and second ladies repeat. Reel
1- 8 Reels of three on own side of the set, first couple dance in and up to start.
9-16 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Dance Information
Recommended tunes: Strathspey: Lady Anne Hope; Reel: Joe Mackenzie.Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, 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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