Dance: The River Cree
32-bar Jig
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- (unknown)
- Formations:
-
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
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
- Published in:
-
Book 8
[5]
*
Pocket: Books 7,8,9
[17]
101 Scottish Country Dances
[87]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[136]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[126]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[162]
- Recommended Music:
-
Jackson's Bottle of Claret
((traditional))
- Recordings (9):
Show tunes
-
Book 8.
(Jim MacLeod and his Band),
track 3
[pace 35.8]
Scottish Dance Masters, The Vol 1
(Ron Gonnella & Andrew Rankine),
track 6
Scottish Band Showcase
(Max Houliston and his Scottish Band),
track 7
Seven Favourite Dances #4
(George B Stirrat),
track 4
The Scottish Sounds of Jimmy Blue
(Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band),
track 5
Scottish Country Dances
(Archie Duncan Quintet),
track 2
Come Home to Scotland
(Max Houliston and his Scottish Band),
track 4
Scottish Dance Music
(Gordon McCullough and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 5
The Dark Island
(Simon Howie and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 4
Crib
| 1-8 | 1M+2W change places RH ; 1W+2M repeat (2x,1x) |
| 9-16 | 2C+1C A&R ; ½ R&L |
| 17-24 | 1C down the middle and up |
| 25-32 | 1C+2C Poussette |
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