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 (12):
Show tunes
-
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
Lilt O' Scotland (Bill Douglas and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 9
[pace 35.5]
Scotland Dances (Bobby MacLeod and his Band),
track 12
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]
King of the Button Box Vol 2 (Jimmy Shand and his Band),
track 19
[pace 32.7]
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Crib
| 1-8 | 1C turn RH ; LH |
| 9-16 | 1M leads 1W to below 3W, he brings back 3W |
| 17-24 | 1M+3W and 1W+3M turn RH ; LH |
| 25-32 | 1M leads 3W back to place, brings back his P | 1C cast to 2pl. |
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