Old New Year

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

OLD NEW YEAR 32 Bar Strathspey For 4 Couples In A 4 Couple Set, Devised By Evgeniya Kislukhina, Published In Book Of Records

1- 4 1s+2s also 3s+4s circle 4H round to the Left
5- 8 2s+3s circle 4H round to the Left
9-16 Mirror Reels 4 on sidelines, (to start, top couple crossing to opposite sides and 3s in and down). (1)(2)(3)(4)
17-24 1L+2M and 4L+3M cross RH, 1L+4L change places LH, 2L+1M and 3L+4M cross RH, 1M+4M change places LH. 2413
25-32 2s+4s and 1s+3s dance Poussette. 2413

(WEECRIB)

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Christmas greeting card showing two boys waving from the crow's nest of a ship.

New Year Postcard, c. 1930

Image from John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Australia, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons.

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