Dance: Red House

Also known as »Where Would Bonnie Annie Lie«, »The Dead Mouse« (unofficial)

40-bar Reel
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
Playford (1731)
Formations:
Reel of three - dancing couple plus one (REEL;DC+;R3;)
Chase (CHASE)
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:
Pas-de-Basque
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Featured in:
Cologne 2009
Published in:
Book 7 [2] *
Pocket: Books 7,8,9 [2]
99 More Scottish Country Dances [80]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [134]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [124]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [159]
Recommended Music:
Bonnie Anne (Daniel(Donald) Dow)
Red House ((traditional))
Recordings (13): Show tunes
Book 7. (Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 33.8]  [has sample]
The World of Scottish Dance (Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 33.8]  [has sample]
A Camp of Pleasure (Berkeley Scottish Players), track 2 [pace 52.0]  [has sample]
Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 2 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 3
Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead (2) (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 4
Dance Date No 3 (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 2
Sound of Feolin (David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band), track 9 [pace 35.3]
Eighteen of the Best (Suzanne Gray and her Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 36.2]
Kardinia Capers (David South and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 35.3]  [has sample]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 13 (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 1 [pace 33.8]
The Vallin Suite 1 (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 35.6]
Todlen Hame and other Favourite Dances (Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith), track 6 [pace 36.2]
Book 7 plus 2 Dances for 2009 (David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 34.9]

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Crib

1-81C set and cast off one ; set and cast back
9-161M cast off (1W follows) behind 2M, between 2C, behind 2W and cross to finish below 2M/2W
17-241W cast up (1M follows) behind 2W, between 2C, behind 2M and cross to finish 1C in own places
25-321C+2M Reel3 on M sideline (1M & 2M begin LSh, 1W entering below them; 1M+2M end in exchanged places, 1W in own place
33-401C+2W Reel3 on W sideline (1W & 2W begin RSh, 1M entering below them, finish (2,1)
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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