Dance: Pulling Bracken

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

Devised by:
Anthony Bulteel
Formations:
Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
Turn Corners (C-TRN)
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Steps:
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Published in:
Scottish Dance Archives [68] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [131]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [121]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [155]
Recommended Music:
Pulling Bracken ((traditional))
Recordings (2): Show tunes
Come Scottish Country Dancing with the Tillside Trio (The Tillside Trio), track 3
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 12 (Marian Anderson and her Band), track 10 [pace 35.0]

Crib

1-81C in promhold with 2C reel3 across (LSh to 2W)finish (2,1,3)
9-16Grand Chain, 2C (in 1pl) cross to start
17-241C cross RH | turn 2cnr LH ; turn 1cnr RH | turn P ½ LH into
25-32“teapots (RHA with end couples with 1M down and 1W up ; then LHA with 1M up, 1W down) (2,1,3)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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