Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Staffin Harvest

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

STAFFIN HARVEST (S4x32) 4C set H P C Mitchell 4 SCDs 1978

1- 8 1L and 3L set diagonally to 2M and 4M and change places RH, all set to partners on sides and change places RH
9-16 All dance full reels of 4 on sides
17-24 All set and cross over RH, 1s+2s also 3s+4s circle 4H round to left ending in 2 diagonal lines for ½ Poussette. 2143
25-32 2s+1s also 4s+3s dance ½ Diamond Poussette and 1s lead down to bottom

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


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Staffin (Scottish Gaelic: "Stafain") is a district with the Gaelic name "An Taobh Sear", which translates as "the East Side", on the northeast coast of the Trotternish peninsula of the island of Skye.
Staffin Harvest
Harvesting On The Edge Of Staffin Bay


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