Dance: Saint Abb's Head Reel

32-bar Reel
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

Ruary Laidlaw (1998)

Formations:

Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Reel of three - on sides (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
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:

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Published in:

The Saint Abb's Collection [1] *

Recordings (1): Show tunes

Book 5. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.2]

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