Dance: Johnny McGill

40-bar Jig
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

Boag (18C) (1797)

Formations:

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
Chase (CHASE)
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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
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Published in:

Book 11 [3] *
Pocket: Books 10,11,12 [15]
101 Scottish Country Dances [54]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [75]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [72]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [91]

Recommended Music:

Johnny McGill (John MacGill)
The Sweet Bells of Glasgow ((unknown))

Recordings (2): Show tunes

Book 11. (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 34.0]
Two More Couples Please (The Scotsmen), track 4

Crib

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