Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Luss Road (Mitchell)

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Luss Road A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.

1- 4 Half reels of three on own side of the set, first couple dance in and down to start.
5- 8 First and second couples dance half a double figure of eight.
9-12 Half reels of three on the side; first couple dance in and up to commence.
13-16 First and second couples dance half a double figure of eight.
17-24 First couple cross over giving right hand in passing, cast off and turn twice with the left hand to finish facing first corners.
25-32 Turn corner, partner, corner, partner.

Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Luss Road

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 14, 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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