The St John's Strathspey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE ST JOHN'S STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Bill Forbes Craigievar book 21- 8 1s cross RH and cast 1 place (2s step up);1s dance ½ Figs of 8 up round 2s
9-16 1L+2s also 1M+3s dance RH across, 1s pass RSh to dance LH across with other couple and 1s end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s set and turn 1st corners 2H, set and turn 2nd corners 2H. 1s end in 2nd place on opposite sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s dance mirror (reflection) reels of 3 on sides (1s dancing in and down to start); Bar 29: 1s cross to own side on to complete the reels
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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Also see the dance The St John Strathspey by Marilyn Watson.Saint John or St. John usually refers to John the Baptist, but also, sometimes, to John the Apostle.
John the Baptist was a Roman born Judaean mission preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. He is also known as John the Forerunner in Christianity, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, and Prophet Yahya in Islam. He is sometimes alternatively referred to as John the Baptiser.
John the Apostle or Saint John the Beloved was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee and Salome. His brother James was another of the Twelve Apostles. The Church Fathers identify him as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, John the Elder, and the Beloved Disciple, and testify that he outlived the remaining apostles and was the only one to die of natural causes, although modern scholars are divided on the veracity of these claims.
"St John The Baptist In The Desert" Titian (1490-1576), Oil On Canvas, c. 1542
"The Apostle Saint John Evangelista", Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Oil On Canvas, c. 1611
Published in The McGhie Scottish Country Dance Sheets, Collection 1, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Lewis N Derrick.
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Text from this original John The Baptist article on Wikipedia.
Text from this original John The Apostle article on Wikipedia.
Upper image copyright Titian, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Lower image copyright Peter Paul Rubens, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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