The Man From Skye
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Man From Skye A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 6.1- 8 First couple turn with the right hand one and a half times; cast off into second place on opposite side and turn with the left hand to face their first corners.
9-14 First man dances a reel of three with third couple, passing left shoulder with third lady to commence. Meanwhile first lady dances a reel of three with second couple passing second man by the left shoulder to commence.
15-16 First couple turn with the left hand to face their second corners.
17-24 Corners pass and turn, first couple finish facing their first corners.
25-30 First couple dance reels of three with their corners, passing their first corners by the left shoulder to commence.
31-32 First couple cross back to own side giving right hand in passing.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Man From Skye
(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 6, 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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