Sugar on Snow

by Sue McKinnell

8X32 Strathspey for 3C

Bars

1-8

1C and 3C dance double figures of eight, 1C crossing down between 2C and 3C casting up behind 2C to start.

9-16

1C & 2C dance the Bourrel. On the last two bars, 2C turn BH to own sides as 1C turn BH then away from each other to face 1^st corners.

17-24

1C dance corners pass and turn with 1^st corners, passing RS in the center to face 2^nd corners to dance corners pass and turn with 2^nd corners. On the last two bars, 1C pass RS to end 1W facing down between 3C and 1M facing up between 2C.

25-32

1C dance six-bar reels of 3 on opposite sides, passing 2^nd corners RS to start. On the last two bars, 1C cross RH to own sides. On the second repetition of the dance, 1C dance down to 4^th place as 4^th couple cast up into the double figures of eight.

Repeat.

Suggested music is The Expert Dancer from Campbell’s Birl by Muriel Johnstone and Keith Smith.

I grew up in northern Vermont and still remember a trip to the sugarhouse when I was small. A treat served there was sugar on snow – freshly boiled down maple syrup poured on clean snow.

03/05