Dance: Equilibrium

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

Devised by:
Ian Barbour
Formations:
Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
Grand Chain for 6 - fig8 (GCHAIN;6P;)
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:
Skip-Change
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Published in:
Set and Cast Off Volume 2 [8] *
Scottish Dance Archives [95]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [46]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [44]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [57]
Recommended Music:
Nineteenth of December ((traditional))
Recordings (3): Show tunes
Let's Dance Again... (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 34.1]
Bath Scottish Dancers (The Craigellachie Band), track 11 [pace 32.9]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 10 (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 14 [pace 33.6]

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Crib

1-81C cast off (2C up), cross LH ; dance LSh round 2cnrs to face 1cnrs (2,1x,3)
9-16RSh Reels3 in sideline
17-28“Fig8 G-Chain”: 2M+1W (side) & 2W+3M (2nd diag) & 1M+3W (side) change places RH | 3M+3W (side) & 1W+1M (1st diag) & 2M+2W (side) change LH ; repeat figure twice ; [all dance a Fig8, men dancing down the sidelines, th women up].
29-321C set and cross over RH, on first turn finish facing out (2,1,3).
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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