Dance: The College Hornpipe

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

Devised by:

Boag (18C) (1797)

Formations:

Hands round - 6 (HR;6P;)
Promenade 3 couples (PROM;3C;)
Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
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:

Pas-de-Basque
Skip-Change
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 20 [12] *
Pocket: Books 19,20,21 [24]
99 More Scottish Country Dances [15]
Collins Pocket Reference [98]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [31]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [30]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [37]

Recommended Music:

Dyster Laddie ((unknown))
Jolly Tars ((traditional))

Recordings (17): Show tunes

Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 1 (Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 34.4]  
Just What the Doctor Ordered (Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.4]  
A Manchester Medley (David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 34.4]  
Book 20. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Craig McCallum's Scottish Dance Band), track 12 [pace 34.8]
Let's Dance in Strict Tempo (Ian Holmes and his Band), track 5 [pace 34.6]  
Presenting the Lothian Scottish Dance Band (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 14
Scottish Dance Time Vol 2 (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 8 [pace 35.1]
Authentic Scottish Dancing Music (McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band), track 11 [pace 34.0]
Scottish Country Dancing (McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band), track 11 [pace 34.0]
Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band (Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3
Note 'N' Away (Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band), track 17
Across the Tay (Ian McCallum and his Scottish Dance Band), track 11 [pace 33.6]
In Top Gear (Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 36.2]
Calum Wilson & his Scottish Country Dance Band (Callum Wilson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 33.8]
A Dancing Master Remembered (Jennifer Wilson), track 11 [pace 35.4]
Book 20. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band), track 12 [pace 34.8]
The Very Best of Stan Hamilton (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 9 [pace 34.9]

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