Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Mac-Mary Strathspey

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MAC-MARY STRATHSPEY (S4x32) 4C set Pat Kent Nova Scotia Collection 2017

1- 8 1s cast (2s step up) turn ¾ RH; 1s cast LSh round 1st corner to 2nd place opposite sides, cross RH and face out
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance RSh reels of 3 on sides (1M up, RSh to 2M, 1L down, RSh to 3L), 1s pass LSh to opposite sides
17-24 2s+1s+3s dance LSh reels of 3 on sides (1M up, LSh to 2L, 1L down, LSh to 3M), 1s pass RSh to own sides facing out
25-32 1s dance behind own lines to 4th place while 3s+4s circle 4H round to left moving up 1 place; all 4 couples turn partner RH. 2341

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


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