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St Chad's Strathspey

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St Chad's Strathspey (S3x32) 3C (3C set) 32 bar Strathspey for 3 Couples in a 3 Couple Set, devised by Peter Avery, Published In The Geordie Diamond.

1- 8 1st couple set to 2nd couple
 1st man and 2nd man turn right hand while 1st lady and 2nd lady turn left hand
 1st couple dance down and turn 3rd couple, 1st man right hand, 1st lady left hand, while 2nd couple dance up and set
9-16 2nd, 1st, and 3rd couples dance reels of three on the sides, crossing to opposite sides as they dance up to first place
 1st couple cross on bar 9, 3rd couple on bar 11, and 2nd couple on bars 14-15. (2)(1)(3)
17-24 All set and petronella turn into the centre
 Set and turn right hand to finish ready for the next figure
25-32 2nd, 1st, and 3rd couples dance an allemande. 312

(WEECRIB)

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Chad of Mercia (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Catholic monk who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People.

He was later canonised as a saint and he was the brother of Cedd, also a saint.

Saint Chad features strongly in the work of the Venerable Bede and is credited, together with Cedd, with introducing Christianity to the Mercian kingdom.

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The Christian Saint Chad In Stained Glass Form, Monastic Chapel 1920, Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, New York
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