straths
pey
Plural
strathspeys
1
music that is set to a Scottish slow dance in quadruple time, similar to a reel
2
a traditional Scottish dance in 4/4 time with a distinctive dotted rhythm, typically slower than a reel and often accompanied by bagpipes or fiddles
- The dancers performed a graceful strathspey in kilts.
- A fiddler played a slow strathspey to open the evening.
- The strathspey requires controlled and elegant steps.
- She learned the basic strathspey before trying faster dances.
- They followed the strathspey with a lively reel.