Dance: The Mairrit Man's Favourite
32-bar Reel
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- (unknown)
- Formations:
-
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
Ladies' Chain - half (LCHAIN;HALF;)
Lead down and up, then cast (DWNUP;CAST;LEAD;)
Men's Chain - half (MCHAIN;HALF;)
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
- Published in:
-
Book 24
[12]
*
Pocket: Books 5-for-1965,23,24
[29]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[99]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[94]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[118]
- Recommended Music:
-
The Apple Tree
(Carl Volti)
- Recordings (6):
Show tunes
-
Craigellachie in Oxford
(The Craigellachie Band),
track 9
[pace 34.2]
Dance to Bobby Crowe's Band
(Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 5
The Scottish Sound of the Bill Hendry Band
(Bill Hendry),
track 11
Book 24, Twelve Scottish Country Dances
(Muriel Johnstone's Band),
track 12
[pace 34.9]
Jimmy Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band
(Jimmy Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 1
A Dancing Master Remembered
(Jennifer Wilson),
track 14
[pace 35.5]
Crib
| 1-8 | 1W+2W and 1M+2M set and change places RH ; repeat changing back LH |
| 9-16 | 1C lead down the middle and up {6} ; cross and cast to 2plx (2C up) |
| 17-24 | 2C+1C dance ½ R&L ; ½ La-Chain |
| 25-32 | 1C+2C dance ½ M-chain ; 2C RH turn while 1C 1½ RH turn |
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