32 bar strathspey for four couples in a square set.
For Gillian Taylor.
| 1-4 | Face partners and set, then dance a petronella turn to finish with the ladies back to back in the middle, the men facing them. |
| 5-12 | Dance double reels of four, giving left hands across in passing in the middle, eight bars. |
| 13-16 | Give right hands to partners and turn to original places facing in. |
| 17-20 | Set and link with partners. |
| 21-24 | Set and link with corners, men do not curl round but remain facing anti-clockwise round the set. |
| 25-28 | First and third couples together, second and fourth couples together dance half ladies chains, ladies give right hands across in passing. |
| 29-32 | Pass partner left shoulder, next person right shoulder etc. to meet partner again on the opposite side (do not give hands) . |
Finish in 4,1,2,3 order, facing partners ready to start again
Suggested recorded music : The Dundee Whaler, Andrew Rankine on Selected Scottish Country Dances Vol 1.
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