Dance: The Australian Ladies

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

Devised by:

Robert M Campbell

Formations:

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
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Steps:

Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
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Published in:

Glasgow Assembly And Other Scottish Dances [30] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [7]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [7]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [11]

Full description:

http://www.dancearchives.co.uk/dances/glasgow_assembly/australian.htm

Recommended Music:

The Australian Ladies (William Fergusson)

Recordings (5): Show tunes

Edinburgh Castle Reel, The and other SCD (Bobby Frew Four with Ian Powrie), track 9 [pace 33.8]
Australian Ladies (Harp and Claymore), track 1
Come More Scottish Country Dancing (The Deirdre Adamson Quartet), track 14 [pace 36.0]
Campbell's Birl (Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith), track 13 [pace 35.2]
The Southern Touch (David South and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 36.6]

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