Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Strathconon

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

STRATHCONNON (R4x32) 4C set S MacKay Inverness Diamond Jubilee Collection

1- 8 1s and 4s set, dance in and cast 1 place, dance RH across ½ way (1s+4s remain in middle) 2(4)(1)3
9-12 1s and 4s join hands with corners facing clockwise to form St Andrew's Cross and wheel ½ way 2s/3s end on sides 1s/4s in middle facing corners
13-16 All set and change places with corners RH
17-24 All set and change places with corners LH and reform St Andrew's Cross, all wheel ½ way (2s/3s end on sides)
25-32 4s and 1s lead out ends crossing and cast in 1 place, all turn partners RH. 2413

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams


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Strathconon, located in the Scottish Highlands, spans about 20 miles from the Blackwater Reservoir to the head of the glen with the River Conon flowing through.

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