Dance: The Black Dance

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

Devised by:

Rutherford (1772)

Formations:

Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Steps:

Skip-Change
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 12 [10] *
Pocket: Books 10,11,12 [34]
101 Scottish Country Dances [4]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [13]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [13]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [17]

Recommended Music:

The Black Dance (Rutherford)
Sucky Bids Me ((traditional))

Recordings (11): Show tunes

Lilt O' Scotland (Bill Douglas and his Scottish Dance Band), track 9 [pace 35.5]
Scotland Dances (Bobby MacLeod and his Band), track 12
Jigtime (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 8 [pace 32.2]  
The Legendary Jimmy Shand (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 11 [pace 32.2]  
The Legendary Jimmy Shand (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 13 [pace 32.2]  
Book 12. (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 36.2]
Looking For a Partner (Nancy Dickson), track 8
Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band (Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band), track 9
Seven Favourite Dances #4 (George B Stirrat), track 1
Book 12. (Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent), track 10 [pace 34.9]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 12 (Marian Anderson and her Band), track 2 [pace 35.6]

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