Cape Town Wedding (Strathspey)

1-2

1st couple, without giving hands, dance down crossing over to second place on opposite sides. They stay facing out. 2nd couple step up.

3-4

1st woman changes places with 3d man giving left hands, while 1st man changes places with 3rd woman giving right hands.

5-8

1st couple turn each other with the right hand half way round and then lead up to first place in the middle of the dance. 2nd and 3d couples step down on bars 7-8.

9-16

1st couple, with hands in promenade hold, dance a reel of three across the dance with 2nd couple giving right shoulder to 2nd woman to begin. 1st couple finish in the middle of the dance in first place on own sides facing down with nearer hands joined and 2nd couple finish in original places. On bar 16, 3d couple step in to join nearer hands in the middle facing up.

17-18

1st, 2nd, and 3d couples set.

19-20

1st and 3rd couples "petronella in tandem" into the side lines, while 2nd couple petronella into the middle to finish with 2nd woman in first place facing down and 2nd man in third place facing up.

21-24

1st, 2nd, and 3d couples, joining hands in a circle, set and then, pulling right shoulders back, cast one place to the left to finish in original places.

25-32

 1st and 2nd couples dance the knot.

 

Note: Petronella in Tandem

The dancer on the right executes an ordinary Petronella turn except that he or she travels slightly beyond the normal position to leave room for the other dancer. The dancer on the left also executes a Pretronella turn, dancing initially closely behind the other dancer (ie, in tandem), to finish again on the left of the other dancer.