John Stephen
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
John Stephen A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 9.1- 4 First couple turn with the right hand and cast off into second place on own side, second couple step up.
5- 8 First man crosses down between third couple and casts up into second place on the opposite side, whilst first lady crosses up between second couple and casts off into second place on the opposite side.
9-12 First couple dance a half reel of three with their corners passing their second corners by the right shoulder to commence.
13-16 First man dances a half reel of three with third couple (now in second place) passing third man by the left to commence, whilst first lady dances a half reel of three with second couple (now in third place) passing second lady by the left to commence; first couple finish in second place on own side of the set.
17-20 First couple dance a half figure eight round third couple, crossing up to commence.
21-24 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
25-28 Second couple dance a half figure of eight round first couple, crossing down to commence.
29-32 Third and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: John Stephen of Chance Inn
(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 9, 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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