Dance: Hamilton House
32-bar Jig
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- William (18C) Campbell
(1789)
- Formations:
-
Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
Hands round - 6 (HR;6P;)
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:
- Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
- Published in:
-
Book 7
[10]
*
Pocket: Books 7,8,9
[10]
Thirty Popular Scottish Country Dances
[14]
101 Scottish Country Dances
[42]
Scottish Reels are Fun
[26]
Collins Pocket Reference
[125]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[62]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[59]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[76]
- Recommended Music:
-
Colonel Hamilton's Delight
(Joseph Reinagle)
- Recordings (31):
Show tunes
-
Book 7.
(Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 2
[pace 34.0]
Music for Fifteen Dances
(Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 1
[pace 34.0]
The World of Scottish Dance
(Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 2
[pace 34.0]
Scottish Country Dancing
(Callum Wilson and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 8
[pace 34.9]
Come Scottish Country Dancing
(Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band),
track 10
[pace 30.2]
Saint Andrew's Ball - Volume 1
(The Cavendish Dance Band),
track 4
[pace 32.0]
Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 1
(Jim Johnstone and his Band),
track 4
Dancing Throu' Scotland
((unknown)),
track 4
The Shepherd's Choice
(Bill Black and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 14
[pace 34.5]
Come Scottish Country Dancing with the Great Jim MacLeod Ban
(Jim MacLeod and his Band),
track 9
Favourite Scottish Dance Music Vol. 1
(Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band),
track 8
Dancing Strings of Scotland
(Dancing Strings of Scotland),
track 4
[pace 32.4]
Capital Reels
(Auld Reekie),
track 6
[pace 32.0]
Capital Reels
(Auld Reekie),
track 7
[pace 32.2]
Gates of Edinburgh
(Blue Bonnets),
track 2
Gates of Edinburgh
(Blue Bonnets),
track 10
Bobby MacLeod's Highland Dance Band
(Bobby MacLeod and his Band),
track 7
Scottish Dance-Along
(Bobby MacLeod and his Band),
track 7
Country Dance Style
(John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band),
track 2
Step in Time
(Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 11
[pace 33.5]
O'er the Border
(Jimmy Shand and his Band),
track 5
Saint Andrew's Ball - Volume 2
(SCD Band of the Black Watch),
track 4
[pace 31.3]
Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 2
(The Colin Dewar Quartet),
track 4
[pace 35.1]
Evening of Scottish Country Dancing, An
(Charlie Jemmett and His Band),
track 5
Scottish Pipes for Dancing
(P/M James R Robertson),
track 15
Cavendish Dance Band Plays SCD in Traditional Style
(The Cavendish Dance Band),
track 3
[pace 32.3]
Dance Date No 2
(Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band),
track 11
Scottish Dance Programme Vol. 2
(Johnny MacLeod's Scottish Country Dance Band),
track 4
Play the St. Andrew's Ball
(Ron Kerr and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 10
[pace 32.8]
The Reel Party
(Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 8
[pace 33.4]
Iain MacPhail Celebrates in South America
(Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 6
[pace 32.8]
Crib
| 1-8 | 1W set advancing to 2M and turn 3M BH, finishing between them ; 1M sets advancing to 2W and turns 3W BH to end between 3C while 1W moves up between 2C (who step up on bars 7-8) |
| 9-16 | 2C+1C+3C in lines across set twice ; 1C turn ¾ BH to 2pl on opposite sidelines |
| 17-24 | 2C+1C+3C set twice ; 1C turn BH ½ to own side 2pl |
| 25-32 | Circle6 and back |
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