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]

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