Dance: Holyrood House

48-bar Jig
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
RSCDS (1962)
Formations:
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
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 22 [4] *
Pocket: Books 22, Graded [4]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [68]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [65]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [82]
Recommended Music:
Forres Country Dance (Robert R Gourlay)
Holyrood House (Robert R Gourlay)
Recordings (4): Show tunes
Book 22. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances (David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 36.3]
Golden Hour of Scottish Dancing (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 6 [pace 34.5]
Scottish Dance Favourites (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 6 [pace 34.5]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 13 (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 8 [pace 33.0]

Crib

1-81W & 4M cast behind own line, and round its other end to meet in middle ; they turn ¾ RH while 1M & 4W repeat (LSh cast) to meet the others for
9-16All four ½ LHA and dance short way to exchanged places (4,2,3,1) ; all C turn RH
17-32Repeat bars 1-16 from new positions (4W & 1M begin), all finish in promhold C facing C up/down (1,2,3,4) for
33-40The couples dance ½Reel4 {8}, finishing on own sides (4,3,2,1) (at the ends turn towards each other to change direction)
41-484C+3C+2C parallel ½Reel3 on own sides (to 2,3,4,1) ; all C turn RH
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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