Other Circular Sets
This category of Scottish Country Dancing Circular sets covers those rare Types of set not already covered on the pages listed under the general heading of Circular sets.There are a few dances in Pentagonal and Hexagonal Sets.
Happy Memories is danced in a Square set which is distorted into a trapezoidal shape: 1st couple are in their normal Places; 3rd couple are approximately so, albeit slightly closer to 1st couple; 4th lady, 3rd man, 3rd lady and 2nd man are all, equally spaced, in the same line Across the set; 4th man is on the diagonal line between 1st and 4th ladies; 2nd lady is on the diagonal line between 1st and 2nd men.
Strathmiksa is a dance which is Progressive by both Set and Partner; it is described as being for 4 or more Couples, presumably to avoid pressure on the new Couples to form the new Set with an exact number of Couples.
See Alternative Dance Selections for lists of those dances in rarer formats of The set, such as these, for which a crib or a crib diagram is available on this site.
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