Stonehaven Lassies
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STONEHAVEN LASSIES (J8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry The Greenburn Book 21- 8 1s cross RH and cast, 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 (1M up round 2s, 1L down round 3s)
9-12 1s turn LH to face 2nd Corners while 2nd Corners set, 1s dance to 2nd corner position (pass 2nd corner RSh) while 2nd corners dance in
13-16 1s set facing each other while 2nd Corners turn LH, 2nd Corners dance back to place (pass 1s RSh) while 1s dance in to middle (1M above 1L)
17-24 1s+1st corners repeat 9-16, ending with 1s dancing in, passing LSh curving round into 2nd place opposite side facing out
25-32 1s dance LSh reel of 3 on opposite sides (1L+3M, 1M+2L pass LSh to begin). 1L crosses down from 1M place to 2nd place own side, while 1M crosses up from 3L place to 2nd place own side
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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"Lassies" is a Scottish term used to refer to young girls or young women. It is a colloquial and endearing term, often used in a friendly or affectionate context.Stonehaven, situated on Scotland's northeast coast, recorded a population of 11,602 in the 2011 Census.
After the decline of Kincardine, left deserted following the destruction of its royal castle in the Wars of Independence, Stonehaven assumed the role of the successor county town for Kincardineshire. It is currently administered within the Aberdeenshire Council Area.
Emergent from an Iron Age fishing village, now termed the "Auld Toon" or "old town", Stonehaven expanded from the seaside inland. Historical maps from the 16th century depict the town's names as Stonehyve, Stonehive, and alternatively, Duniness.
Locals colloquially refer to it as Stoney.
Inner Basin At Stonehaven
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