Lord Darnley's Medley
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Lord Darnley's Medley A sixteen bar Strathspey, sixteen bar Hornpipe Medley for four couples in a longwise set. Strathspey Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 9.1- 8 Grand chain for four couples, commence by giving right hand on the sides first and third couples facing down and second and fourth facing up.
9-16 Reels of four on own side of the set. All clap twice on the last bar. Hornpipe
1- 8 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel and back with the left hand; third and fourth couples do the same.
9-16 First and second couples dance a poussette; first and fourth couples do the same: first couple and fourth couple pass to finish with fourth couple in second place and first couple in third place. All clap twice whilst falling back into place on the last bar.
Repeat with new top couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Dance Information
Recommended tunes: Strathspey: Alex Heard; Hornpipe: The Rocket Hornpipe.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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