Dance: Highland Laddie

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

Devised by:

(unknown) (1754)

Formations:

Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
Balance in Line (BALNCE)

Steps:

Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque

Published in:

Book 4 [9] *
Pocket: Books 4,5,6 [9]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [66]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [63]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [80]

Recommended Music:

Cairney Mount ((traditional))

Recordings (12): Show tunes

Book 4. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 35.5]
Book 4. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 9 [pace 35.5]
Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 1 (Andrew Rankine and his Band), track 12
Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 2 (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 1
The Scottish Sound of the Bill Hendry Band (Bill Hendry), track 7
A Scottish Welcome (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 7
Gateway to the Forth (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 6 [pace 32.1]
Scotland's Own Jimmy Shand (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 1 [pace 32.1]
Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 2 (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 33.4]
Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1) (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 33.4]
Gates of Edinburgh (Blue Bonnets), track 5
John Ellis (John Ellis and his Highland Country Band), track 6

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