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Symphony Hall Strathspey

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SYMPHONY HALL STRATHSPEY (S3x32) 3C set Kenneth J Reid Birmingham Platinum Book 2017

1- 8 All set, 1M+2M Petronella-in-tandem and 3M casts while 1L casts and 2L+3L Petronella in Tandem to lines across (2L between 3s at top and 2M between 1s), 2s dance ½ diagonal R&L (up/down)
9-16 All set, 1M+2M Petronella-in-Tandem 3M casts while 1L casts and 2L+3L Petronella-in-Tandem (2M between 1s on Men's side, 2L between 3s on Ladies' side), 2s dance ½ diagonal R&L (across) (3L and 1M face out) (3)(2)(1)
17-24 3s+2s+1s dance reels of 3 on sides, each couple crossing down from 2nd place to 3rd place on own side. At end 1s loop to face up and in. 321
25-32 2s+1s dance Rose Progression:
 25-26 2M+1L facing in diagonally set while 2L+1M change places RH to face out
 27-28 2M+1L ½ turn 2H to face each other as 2L+1M dance into partners place
 29-30 2M+1L cast into each other's place as 2L+1M ½ turn 2H to face each other
 31-32 2M+1L dance into 3rd/2nd place own side while 2L+1M cast to right to new places. 312

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


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Symphony Hall is a 2,262 seat concert venue in Birmingham, England.

It was officially opened by the Queen in June 1991 and is home to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra hosting around 270 events a year.

The hall's interior is modelled upon the Musikverein in Vienna and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Symphony Hall
Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England


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