Mrs Mcginley's Strathspey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
MRS MCGINLEY'S STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 3C (4C set) John G Gibson1- 8 1s+2s set, dance RH across. 1s cast to 2nd place, 2s lead up to top
9-16 1s+3s repeat 1-8. 1s end in 3rd place
17-24 1s lead up to the top, cross and cast to 2nd place (3s step down 17-18). 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s to finish in 2nd place own side
25-32 2s+1s+3s dance mirror reels of 3 on sides taking hands (1s in/down, 2s cast down, 3s out/up)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
John Gibson devised this dance, and John Barnes composed the accompanying tune to celebrate the wedding of Helen Beaney and Jack McGinley on November 16, 2012.Helen is a member of the Dublin Scottish Country Dance Club.
Published in https://dublinscdclub.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mrs-mcginleys-strathspey.pdf
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