The Two Misses
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Two Misses A sixteen bar Strathspey, sixteen bar Reel Medley for three couples in a longwise set. Strathspey Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 8 Reels of three on own side, the men passing right shoulder and the ladies left shoulder to start.
9-16 Grand chain for three couples. Reel
1- 8 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
9-16 First and second couples dance a poussette.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tunes: Strathspey: Miss Jane Steward Strathspey; Reel: Miss Forbes Farewell to Banff Reel
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 12, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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