Music Melts Upon the Evening Breeze 3x32 or 8x32 S

Posted by on Nov 14, 2014 in Strathspeys

MUSIC MELTS UPON THE EVENING BREEZE

32-bar Strathspey for 3 couples in a 3-couple or 4-couple set

1-4	1s cross with the right hand and cast off one place as 2s step up
5-8	1s dance all the way around each other by the right shoulder back to place while 2s and 3s set and turn ¾ by the right hand to end in a line up and down the center of the set
9-12	1s dance clockwise halfway around the set to change places while 2s and 3s dance ½ reel of four in the middle of the set, 2nd man end facing 1st man, 3rd lady end facing 1st lady.
13-16	2nd lady and 3rd man dance clockwise halfway around the set to change places while 2nd man, 3rd lady, and 1st couple dance a ½ reel of four across the set, 2nd man end facing 3rd man, 3rd lady end facing 2nd lady.
17-20	1s dance clockwise halfway around the set to change places while 2s and 3s dance ½ reel of four in the middle of the set, 2nd man end facing 1st lady, 3rd lady end facing 1st man.
21-24	2nd lady and 3rd man dance clockwise halfway around the set to change places while 2nd man, 3rd lady, and 1st couple dance a ½ reel of four across the set, 2nd man end facing 2nd lady, 3rd lady end facing 3rd man.
25-26	2s and 3s turn by the right hand to opposite sides while 1s cross by the right with no hands
27-30	All chase clockwise ½ way around
31-32	1s cross by the right with no hands Finish in the order 3, 1, 2 and either repeat with a new top couple or repeat from 2nd place

Devised by Marty Livingston (martyrlivingston [at] gmail.com). The title is a line from "Great Things and Small" by D.H. Edwards