Dance: Portnacraig

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

Devised by:

Linda C Gaul (1988)

Formations:

Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
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 36 (Frae A' The Airts, Vol 1) [1] *
Pocket: Books 36,37,38 [1]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [129]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [120]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [153]

Recommended Music:

The Brown Trout (Muriel A Johnstone)

Recordings (4): Show tunes

Book 36. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 1 (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 35.2]
Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 3 (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 14 [pace 35.2]
Book 36. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 1 (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 35.4]
Domino Five (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 14 [pace 34.0]

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