32 bar strathspey for 3 couples in a longwise set
by Tim Harrison (2004)
Bars | Directions | |
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1-8 | 1st couple set, cast off one place, and turn partner with both hands once round. 2nd couple step up on bars 3&4. | |
9-16 | 1st and 3rd couples set, turn partner with both hands, and flow into a circle of four hands round to the left. | |
17-24 | 1st couple lead down the middle and up again. | |
25-32 | 2nd and 1st couples dance right hands across and left hands across. |
Recommended tune: Torf's Tune by Muriel Johnstone.
Note: This dance was devised to celebrate the 70th birthday anniversary of Torf in Austin, Texas. Torf often refers to the formation danced in bars 9-16 as "the most beautiful figure in Scottish country dancing."