Dance: The Laird of Milton's Daughter

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

Devised by:
Craigmyle (1950)
Formations:
Corners' Chain (CCHAIN)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
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
Slip-Step
Featured in:
Nov Dance Part 1
42nd Frankfurt Spring Ball 2010
Published in:
Book 22 [10] *
Pocket: Books 22, Graded [10]
Scottish Reels are Fun [32]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [85]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [81]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [103]
Full description:
http://www.rscdsleeds.org.uk/dancecrib.asp?ID=1428
Recommended Music:
Archie Buchanan (Robert R Gourlay)
The Laird of Milton's Daughter (W G M Christian)
Recordings (9): Show tunes
Let's Meet Again (Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 31.9]
Book 22. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances (David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band), track 11 [pace 35.1]
In Triumph (Don Bartlett and the Scotians), track 8 [pace 33.5]
Let's Dance in Strict Tempo (Ian Holmes and his Band), track 4 [pace 33.2]  [has sample]
Artistic License (McDuff's Ceilidh Band), track 9 [pace 33.2]
More Sounds of the North (The Wick Scottish Dance Band), track 11
Many Happy Returns (Hanneke Cassel & Dave Wiesler), track 11
To the Laird (David South and his Scottish Dance Band), track 18 [pace 35.9]
Nice to See You Again (Ian Cruickshanks and his Band), track 11 [pace 35.5]

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Crib

1-81C set, cross RH ; cast off (2C up), turn LH to 1cnrs
9-16Corners’ chain: 1C and corners change places RH, corners turn each other LH ; change back RH, 1C turn LH to 2cnrs
17-24Repeat with 2cnrs, 1C finishes in 2pl own side
25-322C+1C+3C circle6 and back
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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