Ayrshire Lasses
Dance details
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| Name: | Ayrshire Lasses | Type: | Strathspey | Times & Bars: | 5 X 32 |
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| Set: | 5 Couple Longwise | Minimum couples required | 5 | ||
| Devised by: | Derek Haynes | Year[1] | |||
| Published in: | The Fourth Carnforth Collection of Scottish Country Dances | ||||
| Music: | |||||
Dance instructions
| 1 - 8 | 1s & 3s cross right hand, cast off 1 place, cross left hand, ladies cast up 1 place while men cast off 1 place. 1st lady finishes facing 2nd man, 1st man & 3rd lady cross left shoulder to finish back to back facing 4s & 3rd man finishes facing 5th lady. |
| 9 - 16 | All dance reels across the dance: 1st lady & 2s dance a reel of 3, 1st man, 3rd lady & 4s dance a reel of 4 & 3rd man & 5s dance a reel of 3. |
| 17 - 24 | 1s & 3s turn corner, partner, corner, partner into... |
| 25 - 32 | All dance right hand across once round: 1st lady & 2s dance 3 hands across, 1st man, 3rd lady & 4s dance 4 hands across & 3rd man & 5s dance 3 hands across.
1s & 3s turn partner left hand & cast off 1 place on own sides. |
Notes
References
- ↑ Year denotes the year in which the dance was devised or first published
