Unfettered
by Sue McKinnell 4X32 Strathspey for 4C set dance
Bars
1-8	1C/4C set advancing to pass partner LS then turn 2C/3C EH halfway (1W turn 2M LH, 1M turn 2W RH, 4W turn 3M RH, 4M turn 3W LH). 1C/4C dance a half figure of 8 out the ends. End 2, 1, 4, 3.
9-12	1W and 4W/1M and 4M NHJ set advancing to pass LS and face 1st corners (1W/4W face 2M, 4M/1M face 3W) then circle left halfway and open out across the end (4W and 1M leading). 1W and 4M end between 2C facing down and 4M and 1M end between 3C facing up.
13-16	1W and 4W/1M and 4M NHJ set advancing to pass LS and face 2nd corners (1W/4W face 3M, 4M/1M face 2W) then circle left halfway to end on the sides in the order 2, 4, 1, 3 – 4C and 1C on opposite sides. 4W end facing up with 1W behind her, 1M end facing down with 4M behind him.
17-24	LS tandem reels on the sides, 4W and 1W/1M and 4M swapping leads on each end of the reel.
25-32	All set. 4C and 1C turn partners BH 1½. All set. End 2, 4, 1, 3.
Repeat from new positions.
Suggested music is Fill the Fetters from Celebrate 50 Years with the Boston Branch.
I wanted to teach setting advancing in strathspey time and wrote this dance to illustrate setting advancing singly and as a couple. As I was thinking about writing a dance, I kept hearing Fill the Fetters in my head (one of my favorite strathspey tracks). The version I have is four-times-through, so this is a 4-couple set dance. It turned out to dance rather nicely and it accomplished what I hoped for.
	08/26