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
Dances of Scotland Volume 3 (Olympians Scottish Dance Band), track 5
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]
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]  [has sample]
Book 26. Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 34.8]  [has sample]
Band Boy's Choice (John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2

Crib

1-81C turn RH, cast off (2C up) ; turn LH, cast off one (3C up) (2,3,1)
9-16All circle6 and back
17-241C lead to the top [**] (2C+3C down) ; 1C+2C set twice
25-321C+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}
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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