Dance: The Black Black Oil

32-bar Reel
5 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 5
Progression: 24153

Devised by:

John Drewry (1971)

Formations:

Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Balance in Line (BALNCE)
Corners Pass and Turn (C-P&T)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
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
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Published in:

Deeside Book Part 2 [12] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [13]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [17]

Recommended Music:

Fitful Head (Tom Anderson)

Recordings (3): Show tunes

Best Foot Forward (Sound Company), track 4 [pace 35.0]
Dancing Forth (Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 37.0]
Another Celebration (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 35.4]

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