Dance: The Marchioness Of Blandford's Reel

48-bar Jig
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

William (18C) Campbell (1794)

Formations:

Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Hands across - 4 - with setting (HX;4P;SET;)
Poussette right round - quicktime (POUSS;RR;)
Hands round - 4 - and back (HR;4P;BACK;)
Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Steps:

Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 21 [1] *
Pocket: Books 19,20,21 [25]
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:

Countess of Loudoun's Reel (Robert Macintosh)
Miss Spens Munro's Jig ((unknown))

Recordings (1): Show tunes

Book 21. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.7]

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