The Wicker Chair
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Wicker Chair A sixty-four bar Strathspey, sixty-four bar Reel Medley for four couples in a square set. Strathspey Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 2 First and third couples advance whilst second and fourth face own partner.
3- 4 Joining hands in lines of four all retire.
5- 8 First man and third lady turn with left hand to finish between second couple, whilst first lady and third man turn left hand to finish between fourth couple.
9-16 Reels of four on the sides, finish in lines facing across with nearer hands joined.
17-24 All set, dance back to back with opposite person and set.
25-26 All turn corner with right hand to original place.
27-32 Six hands round to the left in a circle three quarters round.
33-64 Repeat with new first and third couples leading. Reel
1-64 Repeat Strathspey section now in Reel time to finish in original places. Recommended tunes: Strathspey: Tulchen Lodge; Reel: Kemnay House
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, 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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