Dance: Green Grow The Rashes

Also known as »John Black's Daughter«

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

Devised by:

Johnson (18C) (1742)

Formations:

Reel of three - on sides (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Hands round - 3 (HR;3P;)
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:

Strathspey travel
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 12 [2] *
Pocket: Books 10,11,12 [26]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [61]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [58]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [75]

Recommended Music:

Green Grow the Rashes ((traditional))

Recordings (3): Show tunes

Book 12. (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 63.2]
Scottish Dances (The Alastair Downie Band), track 2 [pace 58.5]
Book 12. (Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent), track 2 [pace 63.8]

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