Dance: Roaring Jelly

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

Devised by:

Hugh Foss

Formations:

Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Reel of three - on sides (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
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
Slip-Step

Published in:

Glendarroch Scottish Dance Sheets [6] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [127]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [137]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [162]

Full description:

http://www.dancearchives.co.uk/dances/glendarroch/jelly.htm

Recommended Music:

Roaring Jelly (J O'Neill)

Recordings (4): Show tunes

Edinburgh Castle Reel, The and other SCD (Bobby Frew Four with Ian Powrie), track 2 [pace 33.1]
Caller Herrin' and seven other SCD/Foss (Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8
Scottish Country Dance Music (Angus MacKinnon and the Scots Canadians), track 7 [pace 33.4]
Live (John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie), track 1 [pace 35.6]

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