Dance: The Ring of Brodgar

32-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:
Derek Haynes
Formations:
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Strathspey travel
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Published in:
Carnforth Collection of SC Dances 5 [8] *
Recommended Music:
Mrs Stewart Nicholson (Nathaniel Gow)
Recordings (2): Show tunes
Live in Moffat (Willie McRoberts), track 13
A Tribute to Derek Haynes (Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band), track 4

Crib

1-81C Turn BH | dance NHJ into middle ; 1M+2C LHA while 1W+4C RHA
9-162C+1C+4C in promhold RSh Reel3 across.
17-241C dance out between 3C, divide and cast back to middle ; Turn RH | 1W /1M dance out between 4C / 2C and cast to original place.
25-32Grand Chain, one step per hand.
Repeat with 2C, 3C, 4C leading.
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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