Dance: James Gray

32-bar Jig
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
Progression: 2413

Devised by:
Ronella Burrows
Formations:
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Reel of four - on sides (REEL;R4;SIDES;)
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:
Skip-Change
Published in:
Book 42, to celebrate the 70th Summer School [10] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [88]
Recommended Music:
Allana M. Creighton (Alan Kindness)
Recordings (2): Show tunes
Book 42. (Marian Anderson and her Band), track 10 [pace 35.8]  [has sample]
A Birl Roond Forfar (The Deirdre Adamson Quartet), track 10 [pace 36.5]

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Crib

(On second chord, 3C+4C change sides (to 1,2,3x,4x)
1-81C+4C cross RH | cast to middle (2C+3C step to ends) ; 1C+4C ½ Fig8 round nearest end couple (2,1,4x,3x)
9-161C+4C R&L, finish facing end couple (no polite turns) (2,1,4x,3x)
17-24Parallel RSh reels4 on the sides, on the last LSh pass 1C+4C finish in line across the set, the M in the middle taking RH, and LSh to the W on the side.
25-321M+4M turn RH ¾ while 1W+4W chase ¼ cclw | 1M+4W & 4M+1W turn LH ½ ; 1W+4W turn RH ¾ while 1M+4M chase ¼ cclw | 1M+4W & 4M+1W turn LH ¾ (to 2,4,1x,3x)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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