Golden Glow

by Sue McKinnell

8x32 Strathspey for 3C

Bars

1-8

1C turn BH once round then pull RS back to face own sides. 1C and 2C turn 1½ to change places (RH on W's, LH on M's). 1C turn BH halfway then pull RS back to face 1^st corners. (Count is either 2-4-2 or 3-3-2.)

9-16

1C dance a half diagonal reel of 4 with 1^st corners, pass RS to face 2^nd corners, dance a half diagonal reel of 4 with 2^nd corners, and pass RS to face 1^st corners in diagonally opposite positions (3^rd corner positions).

17-24

1C and 1^st corners set then 1C dance RS around each other to end in the corner position behind them (1^st corner positions) while 1^st corners dance in and pull RS back to face the corner they came from. Repeat – 1^st corners ending in original corner positions and 1C ending by pulling RS back to face 2^nd corners in diagonally opposite positions (4^th corner positions).

25-32

Repeat bars 17-24 with 2^nd corners. 2^nd corners ending in original corner positions and 1C ending by crossing RS to 2^nd place on opposite sides. (Note: these bars are the figure found in the dance Best Set in the Hall.)

Repeat.

Suggested music is Down on Yon Bank from Heather Hills by Mara Shea and Dave Wiesler.

I named this dance for how our large maple tree in the front yard looked this year – in the sun the leaves glowed golden with a hint of red/rust on a few leaves.

11/18