The Muir O' Loggie
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Muir O' Loggie A thirty-two bar Strathspey for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 8 Crossing reels of four, right shoulder reels on the men's side and left shoulder on the ladies' side; all cross down to the opposite side from third place, third couple on bar 1, first couple on bar 3, second couple on bar 5 and fourth couple on bar 7.
9-16 Repeat crossing reels to return to own side.
17-24 First couple dance down the middle and back to finish all on the sidelines.
25-28 First and second couples dance half a Strathspey poussette, third and fourth couples do the same.
29-32 Whilst second and third couples fall back to the sides on bar 29, first and fourth couples dance half a Strathspey poussette.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: The Muir O' Loggie
(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 12, 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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