Dance: The Meeting of the Waters
48-bar Reel
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- Iain Boyd
- Formations:
-
Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Reel of three - on sides (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Reel of four - across from/to sidelines (REEL;ACROSS;R4;SIDEL;)
Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
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
Slip-Step
- Published in:
-
The Strathtay Album
[21]
*
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[101]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[97]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[121]
- Recommended Music:
-
The Meeting of the Waters
((traditional))
The River City
(Nan Main)
- Recordings (4):
Show tunes
-
Memory Lane
(Don Bartlett and the Scotians),
track 4
[pace 33.8]
Dance with the London Highland Club
(Frank Reid and his Band),
track 4
[pace 33.8]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9
(Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band),
track 11
[pace 35.1]
Teachers Choice 1
((unknown)),
track 9
[pace 35.3]
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C+2C Reel4 across, 1M+2W pass LSh as 1W/2M cast down/up, finish in places |
| 9-16 | 1C parallel RSh Fig8 on own side round 2C+3C |
| 17-24 | 1W, followed by 1M, cast off behind 2W, cross down between 3C (2C up), cast up round 3M, (to 2,1,3) |
| 25-32 | 1C+3C RHA ; 2C+1C LHA |
| 33-40 | 2C+1C+3C parallel Reels3 on the sides (1C RSh to 3C) |
| 41-48 | All Circle6 and back |
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