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in
March
2003
to
celebrate
the
10
th
Anniversary
of
the
Strathspey
Server.
The
strathspey
balance
in
line
figure
across
the
top
and
bottom
of
the
set,
and
then
on
the
sides,
depicts
the
connections
among
dancers
around the world through the Internet, thanks to the Strathspey Server.
Chris Ronald
This
dance
has
been
called
‘The
Two
Gentleman’,
when
the
real
title
couldn’t
be
recalled,
and
maybe
this
could
describe
Chris
now
that
he
has
gained
American
citizenship.
Our
English
Gentleman
has
officially
become
Our
Man in New York too.
BALANCE ON-LINE (S4x32) 3s & 4s on opposite sides
Chris Ronald 12 SCDs
1- 4
1s
&
4s
turn
2H
&
remain
in
middle
as
2s
&
3s
step
down/up
into
lines
across
&
all
set
1s+4s
advancing
to
pass
partner
LSh
to
face
2s/3s
5- 8
1s+2s
also
3s+4s
dance
½
reels
of
4
across
&
1s+4s
end
½
turning
partner LH to face up/down LH to partner & RH to 2s/3s
9-16
All
Bal-in-Line
twice,
1M
&
4M
turn
left
about
&
lead
partners
(LH)
out ends of set crossing & casting to 2
nd
/3
rd
places (2)(1)4 3
17-20
1s+4s
turn
2H
on
sides
&
all
set
(2s+1s
facing
down,
4s+3s
up)
with
1s+4s advancing to pass LSh on sides to face 2s/3s
21-24
All
dance
½
reels
of
4
on
sides
&
1s+4s
end
½
turning
LH
to
face
across giving other partner LH & RH to 3s/2s 3(1)4(2)
25-32
All
Bal-in-Line
twice,
1M+4L
also
1L+4M
change
places
LH
&
then
chase anticlockwise ½ way 3 1(4)(2)
Notes:
Balance
in
line:
This
is
an
adaptation
of
balance
in
line
for
strathspey
tempo
devised
by
Milton
Levy.
It
takes
two
bars
of
music.
The
steps
are
the
same
as
for
strathspey
setting.
The
hands
move
as
follows:
on
bar
1,
those
with
left
hands
joined
in
the
middle
drop
left
hands
and
all,
moving
to
the
right,
join
left
hands
under
right
hands
then
drop
right
hands.
Those
moving
into
the
middle
of
the
line
join
right
hands.
Repeat
moving
to
the
left
on
bar
2,
joining
right hands under left hands.