The Quirang
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE QUIRANG (S4x32) 4C set John Drewry Bankhead Book 31- 8 1s and 3s set, ½ turn RH into prom hold and dance down crossing at bottom and 3s cast to top while 1s cast up to 3rd place
9-16 All dance Inter-linked Chain:
9-12 3s+2s also 1s+4s set and link, 3M, 2L, 1M and 4L face out
13-14 2M+3L also 4M+3L turn ¾ RH end facing out while partners cast (all in starting places as bar 8)
15-16 2M+3L also 4M+1L cast 1 place while partners turn ¾ RH and stay facing out (all in progressed places as bar 12) 2341
17-24 All dance reels of 4 on sides and finish facing as at start of reels
25-32 2s+3s also 4s+1s turn 2H on sides, 2s+3s also 4s+1s circle 4H round to left ½ way, staying in middle and turn partners 2H, 2s+3s also 4s+1s circle 4H round to left ½ way. 2341
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
The Quiraing is a landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish Ridge on the Isle of Skye.The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips and the Quiraing is the only part of the slip still moving.
Video Of The Quiraing In The Isle Of Skye - Information Video
View From Quiraing To The Staffinbay, Isle Of Skye, Scotland
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