Dance: Circassian Circle

32-bar Reel
2 couples
Set shape: Round the room

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)

Steps:

Pas-de-Basque
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Featured in:

Van Isle Social Feb 10

Published in:

Book 1 [3] *
Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [3]
101 Scottish Country Dances [13]
Scottish Reels are Fun [14]
Collins Pocket Reference [94]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [30]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [28]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [35]

Recommended Music:

Circassian Circle ((traditional))

Recordings (29): Show tunes

Book 1. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 34.1]
A Scottish Celebration (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 34.1]
The Complete Caledonian Ball (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 1 [pace 35.6]  
Scottish Country Dancing (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3
The Shores of Loch Alvie (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3
Scottish Country Dancing (Callum Wilson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 16 [pace 36.2]
Let's Dance Again. Volume 2 (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 36.0]
Highland Airs (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 35.8]
The Shepherd's Choice (Bill Black and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 36.4]
Dancing Strings of Scotland (Dancing Strings of Scotland), track 11 [pace 32.1]
Back in Step (The Occasionals), track 6 [pace 33.4]
Favourite Scottish Dance Music Vol. 2 (Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band), track 6
Preliminary Test (Muriel A Johnstone), track 1
Seven Favourite Dances #4 (George B Stirrat), track 5
The Tartan Track (Beryl S Johnston), track 3
Dance Date No 1 (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 2
Golden Hour of Scottish Dancing (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 3 [pace 32.5]
More Sounds of Scotland (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 5 [pace 32.5]
Scottish Dance Favourites (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 3 [pace 32.5]
A Dram o' Scotch (Jimmy Shand Jnr. and his Band), track 9 [pace 34.8]
Iain MacPhail Celebrates in South America (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 33.6]
Ceilidh Round the Steeple (Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 35.5]
English Folk Dances (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 9
Jimmy Shand Favourites (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 5
To the Laird (David South and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 36.0]
Let's Celebrate (Ian Hutson & his Scottish Dance Band), track 20 [pace 38.2]
Schottische Tänze (Ceilidh Folk Edinburgh), track 9 [pace 34.5]
Fraser McGlynn and his Scottish Dance Band (Fraser McGlynn and his Scottish Dance Band), track 20 [pace 32.2]
King of the Button Box Vol 2 (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 5 [pace 32.8]

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