Dance: The Frisky
Also known as
»That's Risky« (unofficial)
32-bar Jig
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- Robert Bremner
- Formations:
-
Hands round - 6 (HR;6P;)
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
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
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.
- Published in:
-
Book 26
[10]
*
Pocket: Books 25,26,27
[22]
Thirty Popular Scottish Country Dances
[13]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[53]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[50]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[66]
- Recommended Music:
-
Humber Jumber
((traditional))
- Recordings (12):
Show tunes
-
Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 3
(Rob Gordon and his Band),
track 1
Authentic Scottish Dancing Music
(McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band),
track 2
[pace 31.9]
Scottish Country Dancing
(McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band),
track 2
[pace 31.9]
Dances of Scotland Volume 3
(Olympians Scottish Dance Band),
track 5
Down South
(Charlie Jemmett and His Band),
track 7
[pace 35.2]
Keep on Scottish Country Dancing with...
(Jim MacLeod and his Band),
track 2
On Stage With..., Volume 2
(The Thistle Band),
track 10
Book 26. Scottish Country Dance Music
(The Scotsmen),
track 8
Fifteen Dances, Part Two
(Robert H Mackay),
track 15
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 6
(Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 11
[pace 35.4]
Book 26. Twelve Scottish Country Dances
(Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 10
[pace 34.8]
Band Boy's Choice
(John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 2
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C turn RH, cast off (2C up) ; turn LH, cast off one (3C up) (2,3,1) |
| 9-16 | All circle6 and back |
| 17-24 | 1C lead to the top [**] (2C+3C down) ; 1C+2C set twice |
| 25-32 | 1C+2C ½ R&L ; 2C+1C set | cross RH (2,1,3) |
| [**] TACnotes says dance in {1}, dance up NHJ {2}, out to 1pl {1} |
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