Dance: Major Ian Stewart

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

Devised by:
John Drewry (1986)
Formations:
Reel of three - on sides (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Hands round - 6, pivot & chase (HR;6P;PIVOT;)
Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
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
Slip-Step
Published in:
Book 35 Scottish Country Dances [4] *
Pocket: Books 33,34,35 [20]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [99]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [95]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [118]
Recommended Music:
The Scottish Horse (The Marchioness of Tullibardine)
Recordings (9): Show tunes
Book 35. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 4 [pace 35.9]
Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 3 (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 10 [pace 35.9]
After the Chord (The Craigellachie Band), track 6 [pace 34.0]
Music for Scottish Dancing (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 34.5]
Note 'N' Away (Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band), track 5
The Happy Meeting (The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band), track 8
Cairngorms (Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith), track 12 [pace 36.8]
A Dozen Dances (Jim Berry and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 33.4]
Piper's Choice (Bill Clement), track 3 [pace 35.6]

Crib

1-81C+2C turn RH ½, ½ RHA into ; 2C+1C turn RH, 2C finish facing out (2,1,3)
9-16Reels3 on own sides (1C inwards, RSh to 4cnr) 1C finish facing 1cnr, 2C+3C finish with loops
17-24Set “H&G”
25-322C+1C+3C circle6 left for {3}, cross right foot over left, swiveling to face out ; all chase back cclw to own sides
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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