Miss Milligan's Strathspey

  1-4   1s2s 4 hands round to the left, finishing 1s facing down, 2s up;

  5-6   1s 2s set;

  7-8   1s cast WHILE 2s dance up;

  9-16 2s1s3s mirror reels of 3 on own sides, 1s leading down between 3s to start;

17-18 2s1s3s set;

19-20 2s 1s turn by the left halfway, finishing facing down;

21-24 1s followed by 2s lead down between 3s, cross and cast up on own sides, finishing in original places;

25-32 1s2s dance the knot for 2 couples:

25-26 1s 2s turn partners halfway by the right, finishing facing down in allemande hold;

27-27 2s turn ¼ and dance out to the Ls' side finishing facing out WHILE 1s dance down one place;

28-28 2s turn ¼ and dance up on the Ls' side WHILE 1s turn ¼ and dance out to the Ls' side finishing facing out;

29-29 2s 1s release right hands and 2s lead up and turn ¼ by the left WHILE 1s turn ½ by the left, finishing 2L2M1L1M on the Ls' side line, 2M in 1L's place, 1M in 2L's, all facing in;

30-30 retaining left hand hold, 2s 1s dance in toward the centre line, Mn turning their partners ¼ by the left;

31-32 retaining left hand hold, 2s 1s turn by the left, finishing on own sides, 2s in 1st place, 1s in 2nd.

25-28 This is not the same movement as bars 1-4 of allemande "upside down".

    -29 At the end of this bar, 2s1s should be in the Ls' side line facing in (cf. the 5th bar of allemande).

29-32 For the first half of this slow turn, the Mn are almost turning on the spot, gracefully wafting their partners to the Mn's side of the centre line.