Richardson’s Rant

Richardson’s Rant                  32 bar Strathspey for 4 couples in a 4 couple set
Bars 1 – 4 1M crosses diagonally down into 3L place & casts up into 2W place WHILE

1W pulls back LSH, dances across top of dance into 1M place & crosses diagonally down into 3W place WHILE

2M casts into 3M place & crosses diagonally up into 1W place WHILE

2W crosses diagonally down into 4M place, pulls back LSH & dances across

bottom of dance into 4W place WHILE

3M crosses diagonally up into 1W place & pulls back LSH & dances across top of

dance into 1M place WHILE

3W casts up into 2W place & crosses diagonally down into 4M place WHILE

4M pulls back LSH, dances across bottom of the set into 4W place & diagonally up

into 2M place WHILE

4W crosses diagonally up into 2M place & casts down into 3M place

Bars 5-16 Repeat pattern, finishing with everyone in original place

5-8     1M crosses diagonally down into 4M place & dances across set to 4W place,

1W casts into 2W place & crosses diagonally down into 4M place

2M casts into 1M place & crosses diagonally down into 3W place

2W crosses diagonally up into 2M place & casts into 3M place

3M crosses diagonally down into 3W place & casts up into 2W place

3W casts across bottom of dance into 4W place & crosses up into 2M place

4M casts into 3M place & crosses up into 1W place

4W crosses up into 1W place & casts across top of dance into 1M place

(all on opposite sides, in the order 4,3,2,1)

9-12   1M crosses up to 2M place & casts down to 3M place

1W casts into 4W place & crosses up to 2M place

2M casts to 2W place & crosses down to 4M place

2Wcrosses up to 1W place & casts to 1M place

3M crosses down to 4M place & casts to 4W place

3W casts to 3M place & crosses up to 1W place

4M casts to 1W place & crosses down to 3W place

4W crosses down to 3W place & casts to 2W place

13-16 1M crosses up to 1W place & casts to 1M place

1W casts to 3M place & crosses up to 1W place

2M casts to 4W place & crosses up to 2M place

2W crosses down to 3W place & casts to 2W place

3M crosses up to 2M place & casts to 3M place

3W casts to 1M place & crosses down to 3W place

4M casts to 2W place & crosses down to 4M place

4W crosses down to 4M place & casts to 4W place (all in original places)

17-20 1C and 2C dance half diamond pousette

21-24 1C and 3C dance half diamond pousette

25-28 1C and 4C dance half diamond pousette

29-32 2C, 3C, 4C and 1C turn partners with both hands back to place.

Music: Castle Douglas

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