Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Riverside Walk

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RIVERSIDE WALK (S3x32) 3C Set Rosemary Legge

1- 8 1s dance Fig of 8 up round 2s
9-16 1s+2s+3s dance mirror reels of 3 on own sides (1s in and down to start)
17-24 1s cross RH and cast 2 places (2s+3s step up 3-4); 1s turn 1½ 2H. 231
25-32 2s+3s+1s circle 6H round and back

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


Keith Rose's Crib Diagram


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This dance was created following a walk along the banks of the River Spey, one of Scotland's longest rivers.
River Spey, seen from Broomhill Bridge.
River Spey, From Broomhill Bridge


Image copyright Peter Trimming under this Creative Commons Licence 2.0.

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