Dance: The Dean Bridge of Edinburgh

Dance The Dean Bridge of Edinburgh1588

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4

Devised by:: Alec Hay
Formations:: Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
Grand Chain for 6 - half (GCHAIN;6P;HALF;)
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:: Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Published in:: Book 23 [4] *
Pocket: Books 5-for-1965,23,24 [9]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [38]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [36]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [48]
Recommended Music:: The Dean Brig of Edinburgh (Airchie Allan)

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Name	Artist	Album	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
The Dean Bridge of Edinburgh	Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 23. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances	4	S32 8	8:33	64.1
The Dean Bridge of Edinburgh	Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band	Take Your Partners For Vol 2	13	S32 8	8:21	62.6

1–: 1c+2c S&Link ; 1c+3c S&Link. (to 2,3,1)
9–: 2c+3c+1c advance {1}and retire {1} | turn BH ½ and remain in the middle: All set | All swivel R to dance out to opposite sides (2x,3x,1x), ready for
17–: Two hands of G-Chain (2c cross to start) to 1x,2,3 ; 1c+2c S&Link, 1c finish BtoB in the middle facing opposite side as for DTr (no hands).
25–: All advance (1c to sideline, 2c+3c meet P) {1}, retire {1} | all advance and swivel R (1c to 2plx, 2c+3c into BtoB in the middle) ; All A{1} & R{1} again | 1c cross RH while 2c+3c advance to sideline and swivel R (2,1,3).

note: [25-32] are derived from Alec's original texts, not from the Book 23 version

Crib was verified by another person · Source: Eric T. Ferguson

Name	Owner	Last changed
RSCDS Core Repertoire (Intermediate)	Anselm Lingnau	25 January 2012, 10:31