Dance: The Music Makars

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

Devised by:

Roy Goldring (1979)

Formations:

Balance with Corners (BALNCE;CRNRS;)
Hands across - 3 - chng-ends (HX;3P;CHNG;)
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:

Pas-de-Basque
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Published in:

Book 33 Eight Modern Scottish Country Dances [1] *
Pocket: Books 33,34,35 [1]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [117]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [109]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [139]

Recommended Music:

At the Fair ((traditional))

Recordings (6): Show tunes

Scottish Dance Music (The Music Makars), track 1 [pace 33.6]  
Book 33. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 32.2]  
Cairngorms (Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith), track 4 [pace 36.5]  
Dance for Joy! (Reel of Seven), track 2 [pace 35.6]
2008 Pittsburgh Ball (The Music Makars), track 8 [pace 36.0]
2008 Pittsburgh Ball (The Music Makars), track 9 [pace 38.5]

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