Love In His Eyes
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
LOVE IN HIS EYES (S3x32) 3C Set Gaye Collin, 20251- 8 1s cross down RH through 2nd place (2s dance up), 1s dance behind opposite sides; turn away from partner and dance back up to 2nd place ending facing 1st corners
9-16 1s+1st corner dance Allemande Turn Right, 1s dance RSh round each other to face 2nd corners and repeat to end in 2nd place (1M facing up, 1L facing down). 213
17-24 All chase clockwise ½ round, all ½ turn partner RH, pull back RSh and dance out to sides. 312
25-32 1s dance Fig of 8 down round 2s, crossing RH then crossing LH. 312
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Love In His Eyes (S3x32) Strathspey for 3Cs Set Gaye Collin, 2025
1- 4 (As 2C dance up the sidelines to top place on bars 1+2), 1C cross down through 2nd place to continue to dance down the outside of the set, on opposite sides.
5- 8 1C then cast away (slowly) from their partner and dance back up to 2nd place to finish in the centre facing their 1st corner.
9-16 1C dance Allemande Right with 1st corner bars 9+10, on bars 11+12 1C dance round one another by the RS to face 2nd corner, while 2M retire, and 3W dances back to place. 1C dance Allemande Right with 2nd corner, and again dance round each other by the RS to finish own side 2nd place facing out, while 2W dances back to place and faces down + 3M retires but faces up.
17-24 2+1+3Cs chase halfway round the set, all 3Cs ½ turn partners with the RH, pause, then cast to their own side.
25-32 1C dance a Fig of 8 down round 2C giving hands, RH the first time, LH the second time. They finish facing up on the sidelines ready to start the dance again from 2nd place.
Order now 3,1,2
Start again with a new top couple.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Gaye Collin, 2025)
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Love In His Eyes - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
Recommended Tune: CD Formation Foundations Blue by J Lindsay and his band, track 13, Red Roses.(Dance information by the deviser, Gaye Collin, 2025)
This Strathspey was devised in early April 2025, prompted by the gentle and expressive tune Red Roses, performed by Jim Lindsay's band on the Formation Foundations CD. It was originally created to accompany a separate formation being prepared for the Lower Hutt Club's teaching video series, intended for their club website.
During that same week, while looking through old family photo albums, the deviser came across an image of Damon sitting on the floor, playing with their grandson Liam, who was around six months old at the time.
The warmth and affection in Damon's expression captured a deeply personal moment. That memory inspired the name of this dance: Love In His Eyes.
Published in Love In His Eyes, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Gaye Collin, 2025.
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