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CHRISS CROSS
(J8x32)
Robert Senior TSC 2
1- 4
1s lead down the middle (take the full 4 bars)
5- 6
1L dances under her partner’s right arm (as 2s step up)
7- 8
1s lead up to double triangle positions on opposite sides (take 1-8
steadily – do not arrive too soon)
9-12
All set (on bars 9 and 10); 1s turn 1
st
corners ¾ RH hand whilst
2
nd
corners change places LH (i.e. crossing over diagonally) and face
out
13-16
All dance ½ reels of 3 across, 1s giving LSh to the person who has
just crossed over (2
nd
corner in 4
th
corner position), finishing with
1M loops up and 1L down passing RSh to double triangle positions on
own sides
17-24
Repeat bars 9-16 with 1s turning corner on right whilst other corners
cross left, finishing 1M loops down and 1L up passing RSh to double
triangle positions on opposite sides but do not take hands
24-28
1s dance out opposite sides and cast right around 1
st
corner position
to meet in middle of set, whilst 2s+3s dance ½ R&Ls, starting RH to
partner across the set
29-32
1s turn RH (or birl)
This
dance
was
devised
for
Chrissie
Osborne
for
her
70
th
birthday
-
for
which
she
held
a
magnificent
Party
Dance
with
music
by
a
six-piece
Nicol
McLaren
&
the
Glencraig
Band.
A
wonderful
occasion
befitting
a
wonderful
lady
-
and over £1200 was raised for Cancer UK.
The
recording
for
this
dance
by
Marian
Anderson’s
Band
includes
Jim
Anderson’s
Delight
-
one
of
Chrissie’s
favourite tunes.