Swiss Chocolate (Roughgarden)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Swiss Chocolate (Roughgarden) (S3x32) 32 Bar Strathspey For 3 Couples In A 3 Couple Set Trudy Roughgarden.1- 8: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ladies dance below their partners, up behind the men's line, across the top of the set, and down the ladies' line, to end in order 3-2-1.
9-16: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd men dance below their partners, up behind the ladies' line, across the top of the set, and down the men's line, to end in order 3-2-1. On the last two bars, 2nd and 3rd couples meet their partners with near hands joined facing up and down.
17-24: 3rd and 2nd couples dance the rondel, to end with 3rd couple facing out and down in 2nd place, 2nd couple facing in and down in 1st place.
25-32: All dance mirror reels of three on the side, 3rd couple passing 1st couple in 3rd place by left shoulder to begin on the men's side, right shoulder to begin on the lady's side.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Dance Information
This dance was devised in gratitude for the men in the Mountain View Class, who come back from trips to Switzerland bearing chocolate to share.Recommended music: Forget Me Knot.
(Dance information by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024)
Published in Swiss Chocolate (Roughgarden), reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024.
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