Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Santa Barbara Strathspey

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

SANTA BARBARA STRATHSPEY (S3x32) 3C Set Todd McCall Madison SCD
May be danced by 3,4,or 5 couples

1- 8 1L followed by 1M dance down the middle, on bar 4 1L pulls back RSh to face 1M; 1s set, turn ¾ RH to end facing up (on bar 8, 2s+3s+4s face down)
9-12 1s lead up the middle, followed by (5s), (4s),3s and 2s (2s do not join hands)
13-16 All set on the side, turn partner ½ RH to end facing down in Allemande hold
17-24 All dance upside-down Allemande. 231
25-32 2s followed by 3s, (4s), (5s) and 1s, lead down, cross at the bottom and dance up own side. 1s cross into place at the bottom

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagram


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