Dance: The Dashing White Sergeant

Also known as »The Revolving White Detergent« (unofficial), »The Dashing White Sturgeon« (unofficial)

32-bar Reel
3 facing 3
Set shape: Round the room

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
Set to and turn Partners (S&T;PRTNRS;)
Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)

Steps:

Pas-de-Basque
Skip-Change
Slip-Step

Published in:

Book 3 [2] *
Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [26]
101 Scottish Country Dances [19]
Scottish Reels are Fun [17]
Collins Pocket Reference [102]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [38]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [36]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [46]

Full description:

http://www.scottishdance.net/ceilidh/dances.html#DashingWhite

Recommended Music:

The Dashing White Sergeant (Henry Bishop)

Recordings (45): Show tunes

Book 3. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 34.7]  
A Scottish Celebration (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 16 [pace 34.7]  
Scotland - The Dances and Dance Bands (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 31.8]
A True Reflection (Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 33.1]
Saint Andrew's Ball - Volume 1 (The Cavendish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 39.6]
Dances of Scotland (David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1
Favourite Scottish Dance Music Vol. 1 (Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band), track 7
Presenting the Lothian Scottish Dance Band (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 8
MacGregor's Gathering (John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band), track 13
Argyll's Fancy (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 14
Golden Hour of Scottish Dancing (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 13 [pace 33.5]
Scottish Dance Favourites (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 13 [pace 33.5]
The Sound of Scotland (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 2 [pace 33.5]
Scotland's Fancy (The Glendale Scottish Dance Band), track 7
Gateway to the Forth (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 8 [pace 32.5]
Dancing Strings of Scotland (Dancing Strings of Scotland), track 5 [pace 33.0]
Testing the Water (Craigenroan), track 0
Footnotes (The Occasionals), track 4 [pace 32.5]
Capital Reels (Auld Reekie), track 1 [pace 32.8]
Capital Reels (Auld Reekie), track 2 [pace 32.9]
Scotch Mist (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 1
Scottish Dance Party Vol 2 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 2
Scottish Dance Party (Andrew Rankine and his Band), track 1
Step in Time (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1
Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 2 (The Colin Dewar Quartet), track 1 [pace 35.8]
Come Dance Wi' Me (Bert Shorthouse & the Glenlomond Band), track 1
Gay Gordons, Vol 2 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 1 [pace 33.8]
Dance Date No 1 (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 8
Encore (Dancing Strings of Scotland), track 1 [pace 33.8]
Scottish Accordion Hits Vol. 2 (Calum MacLean), track 7
Scottish Country Dances (Johnstone's Scottish Accordion Band), track 1
Eighteen of the Best (Graeme Mitchell and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 33.3]
In Top Gear (Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band), track 15 [pace 34.3]
Come to Fiona's Wedding (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 5
Scottish Dance Programme Vol. 2 (Johnny MacLeod's Scottish Country Dance Band), track 1
Dance Party Favourites (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 2
The Reel Party (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 13 [pace 33.5]
Iain MacPhail Celebrates in South America (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 33.3]
Ceilidh Round the Steeple (Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 36.4]
I Love Scottish Country Dance Music (Bobby Murray), track 2
In a Different Light (Craig McCallum's Scottish Dance Band), track 14 [pace 33.2]
Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band Vol 1 (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 33.0]
Schottische Tänze (Ceilidh Folk Edinburgh), track 1 [pace 33.8]
King of the Button Box (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 1 [pace 32.8]
King of the Button Box (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 29 [pace 33.8]

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