Morag Hutton's Strathspey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Morag Hutton's Strathspey A thirty-two bar Strathspey for three couples in a three couple longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 6.1- 4 First couple take a promenade hold, the lady on her partner's left, and dance a half reel of three with second and third men.
4- 8 First lady completes the reel with second and third men, whilst first man dances a half reel of three with third and second lady.
9-12 First couple meet to take another promenade hold, the lady on her partner's right, and dance a half reel of three with third and second lady.
13-16 First lady dances a final half reel of three with third and second lady whilst first man dances a half reel of three with third and second man. First couple finish in original places.
17-20 First and third couples dance half rights and lefts.
21-24 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
25-28 Third and second couples dance half rights and lefts.
29-32 AII three couples turn partner once round with the right hand.
Repeat with a new top couple. Recommended tune: Morag Hutton's Strathspey
Editor's note to the 2020 edition The reels in bars 1-16 are danced between second and third place, i.e. with reduced length on the sidelines. Only first couple enters first place, on bars 8 and 16.
(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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