Dance: The Argyll Square

96-bar Jig
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:
Roy Goldring (2000)
Formations:
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
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
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
Published in:
Book 43, Golden Jubilee Dances [10] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [8]
Recommended Music:
Planxty Denis O'Conor (Turlough O'Carolan)
Recordings (2): Show tunes
Book 43 (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 14
Book 43 (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 15

Crib

1-81C+3C RHA ; from middle (3C does likewise with 4C) 1M dance LSh round 2M and 1W LSh round 2W both casting L (1W leading) to own places
9-161C+3C LHA and repeat figure mirrored (1C round 4C, RSh)
17-322C+4C repeat [1-16] (all again in own places)
33-401C+3C set to P | change places RH ; 1W+3W change places LH | 1M+3M change places RH
41-48All W R&L on the diagonal, to start 1W change with 2W and 3Wwith 4W
49-56All M R&L on the other diagonal, to start 1M change with 4M and 3M with 2M
57-642C+4C repeat [33-40] 2M+4M remain facing out (all are in opposite places, W on the L of P)
65-72All C turn RH 1¼ (W finish backs to centre) ; set to P | turn LH ¾ to face corner (1W faces 4M, etc)
73-80All dance interlocking Reels4 (round corner RSh, pass P LSh, round other corner RSh, the M finish in place
81-88All W dance in front of corner and behind man opposite to original places ; All M dance in front of their new corner and behind P to original place
89-96All circle8 and back
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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