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 (15): 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
To the Laird (David South and his Scottish Dance Band), track 15 [pace 35.1]
Favourite SCDs Vol 1 (Irvine Valley SCD Band), track 11 [pace 34.8]
Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 1 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 8 [pace 32.1]

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