Dance: Lady Dumfries

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

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
Double Triangles (DBLTRI)

Steps:

Pas-de-Basque
Skip-Change

Published in:

Miss Milligan's Miscellany Volume I [26] *
Introducing Scottish Country Dancing [85]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [82]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [78]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [100]

Recommended Music:

Lady Dumfries ((traditional))

Recordings (3): Show tunes

Dance Through The Miscellanies - Part 3 (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 1 [pace 36.5]  
A Dancer's Miscellany Vol IV (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 1 [pace 36.5]  
Skip Change with Scotch Measure (Scotch Measure), track 3 [pace 36.9]

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