Dance: The Gentleman

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

Devised by:

Roz Scott Huxley (1986)

Formations:

Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
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 travel

Featured in:

Santa Fe
poussette right-round
July 14
Van Isle Social Feb 10

Published in:

Book 35 Scottish Country Dances [5] *
Pocket: Books 33,34,35 [21]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [56]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [54]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [70]

Recommended Music:

The Ceilidh Umbrella (Muriel A Johnstone)

Recordings (7): Show tunes

Book 35. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 5 [pace 64.0]
Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 3 (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 8 [pace 64.0]
Special Requests Volume 4 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 62.1]  
Delaware Valley Spring Ball 2003 (Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith), track 5 [pace 64.2]  
Old Favourites and Odd Couples (Catherine Fraser & Duncan Smith), track 6 [pace 64.1]
Book 35. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances (Neil Copland and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 62.9]
Take Your Partners For Vol 1 (Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band), track 12 [pace 62.2]

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