Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Midwinter Strathspey

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MIDWINTER STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Colliery Collection

1- 8 1s advance and retire for 1 step, dance in and cast 1 place, turn 2H to face 3L
9-16 1s+3L set, 1s dance ½ Alternating Tandem reel of 3 with 1st corners (1L leading), 1s turn 2H to face 2L
17-24 1s+2L set, 1s dance ½ Alternating Tandem reel of 3 with 2nd corners (1M leading), 1s turn 2H to 2nd place opposite sides
25-32 3s+1s+2s advance and retire for 1 step and ½ turn 2H, 3s followed by 1s+2s dance up and cast. 213

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

Midwinter
Midwinter - Satellite Image Of Snow-Covered Great Britain, 7 January 2010
Image from NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center., public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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