Mr Martin
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Mr Martin A thirty-two bar Strathspey for four couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 6.1- 4 First and fourth couples cross over giving right hand in passing and cast into second and third places.
5- 8 First and fourth couples dance half rights and lefts. First lady and fourth man finish facing out, third man and second lady also face out.
9-16 Second and fourth couples dance a reel of four across the dance, second man and fourth lady passing left shoulder to commence. First and third couples do the same, with first man and third lady passing left shoulder.
17-24 Grand chain for four couples, one step to each hand. To commence all change places on the sides giving right hand.
25-32 Eight hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right. Finish in the order 2, 4, 1, 3.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Mr Martin
(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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