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The Thursday Dram

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THE THURSDAY DRAM (S3x32) 3C Set Marion Bennett

1- 8 1s cross RH, cast off 2 places (2s+3s step up on bars 3-4), 1s cross RH and cast up to 1st place (2s+3s step down on bars 7-8)
9-16 1s+2s dance Poussette. 123
17-24 1s+2s+3s dance the Slip Knot:
 17-22 All 3 couples dance first 6 bars of standard knot
 23-24 1s (at bottom) turn LH to own side while 3s+2s dance ½ LH across to end on own side. 231
25-32 All set, all turn partner 2H (4 bars), all set. 231

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


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This strathspey, The Thursday Dram, was devised by Marion Bennett for William Williamson in May 2019.

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