Dance: Isle of Skye

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

Devised by:
Thomas (19C) Wilson (1816)
Formations:
Arches (ARCHES)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
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
Pas-de-Basque
Published in:
Book 10 [7] *
Pocket: Books 10,11,12 [7]
Dances Of An Island Clan [13]
101 Scottish Country Dances [50]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [71]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [68]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [86]
Full description:
http://www.javastandrewsociety.com/Scottish%20Country%20Dances/Isleofskye.htm
Recommended Music:
The Isle of Skye (Niel Gow)
Recordings (11): Show tunes
Come Scottish Country Dancing (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 32.2]
Dance Date No 2 (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 32.2]
Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 1 (Andrew Rankine and his Band), track 15
Book 10. (Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 35.8]
Awa' Frae Hame (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 4 [pace 33.6]
Scottish Ramble (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 4 [pace 33.6]
Come Home to Scotland (Max Houliston and his Scottish Band), track 13
The Sound of Jim Johnstone and His Band (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 8
Vintage 78's (Bobby MacLeod and his Band), track 14
Book 10. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7
The Vallin Suite 1 (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 35.4]

Crib

1-8All C set twice ; cross RSh, M making arches
9-16Repeat back to places, M making arches
17-241C lead down the middle and up to top, finishing in the middle facing 2C who step in
25-321C set twice to 2C ; turn person opposite BH 1½ (may also be done RH with skip-shange) (2,1,3).
(Could be done as a 2C dance in a longways set for as many as will)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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