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Roy's Strathspey

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Roy's Strathspey 32 Bar Strathspey For 2 Couples In A 3 Couple Set, Trudy Roughgarden.

1- 8 1's and 2's set
 1's dance down (2's cast up)
 1's turn (2 hands)-open out to face down 1's cast back to top place (2's step down)
9-16 1's and 2's set
 2's dance up (1's cast down)
 2's turn (2 hands)-open up to face up 2's cast back to 2nd place, (1's step up)
17-24 1's and 2's turn ½ way (2 hands) open out in center of set, 1's facing down, 2's facing up
 (1's and 2's are now on opposite sides) All set on the sides, couples turn ½ (2 hands)
 (men turn each other, women likewise) End on side lines on opposite sides, progressed
 All cross to own sides
25-32 All around Poussette

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024)


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(Dance information by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024)


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