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]

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