Dance: Macdonald of the Isles

32-bar Strathspey
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 3
Progression: 231

Devised by:

Derek Haynes

Formations:

Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
Snowball Chain (SCHA)
Reel of four - across from/to sidelines (REEL;ACROSS;R4;SIDEL;)
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:

Strathspey travel

Published in:

Carnforth Collection of SC Dances 2 [7] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [97]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [93]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [116]

Full description:

http://www.dancearchives.co.uk/dances/glendarroch/macdonald.htm

Recommended Music:

The Smith's a Gallant Fireman ((traditional))

Recordings (15): Show tunes

Selected Scottish Country Dances (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 8  
Come Scottish Country Dancing (The Deirdre Adamson Quartet), track 11 [pace 61.7]  
Special Requests Volume 2 (The Colin Dewar Quartet), track 8 [pace 63.0]  
Lorne Choice (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 61.0]
Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 1 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 2
MacGregor's Gathering (John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band), track 5
Dance with the London Highland Club (Frank Reid and his Band), track 9 [pace 60.0]
Something Else (Frank Reid and his Band), track 8
Salute t' Scottish Dancing (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5
The Kirrie Lads (Ian Cruickshanks and his Band), track 10 [pace 60.7]
Dances Frae the North, Vols 1, 2 & 3 (The Commonwealth Ceilidh Band), track 3 [pace 62.3]  
Swing Your Partners (The Tain Band), track 10
Dance for Joy! (Reel of Seven), track 5 [pace 66.3]
Music for Scottish Country Dancing (Les Joueurs de Bon Accord), track 2 [pace 66.8]
Bluebonnet Ball 2004 (Chris Peterson & Michael Hudson), track 14 [pace 62.3]

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