Dance: The Highland Lass

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

Devised by:

Playford

Formations:

Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
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
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 30 [3] *
Pocket: Books 30,Children,5-for-1982,31 [3]
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:

The Fairy Hillock ((traditional))

Recordings (4): Show tunes

Book 30. (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 33.5]
The Canadian West Coast Sound (Schiehallion SCD Band), track 8
Fire in the Kilt (John Ellis and his Highland Country Band), track 11 [pace 34.8]
The Etive Selection of Scottish Country Dancing (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 36.6]

Crib

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