Dance: The Robertson Rant

80-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:
Mrs Douglas Winchester (1949)
Formations:
Reel of four - across from/to sidelines (REEL;ACROSS;R4;SIDEL;)
Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;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:
Strathspey travel
Highland Schottische
Published in:
Book 39 [8] *
Collins Pocket Reference [234]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [138]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [127]
Pocket: Books 39,40,41 [8]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [163]
Recommended Music:
Caerketton (Iain Stuart Robertson)
Maidie Logie Robertson (Iain Stuart Robertson)
Major Hamish Robertson (Iain Stuart Robertson)
Struan Robertson's Rant ((traditional))
Recordings (14): Show tunes
Selected Scottish Country Dances (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 4
Book 39. Music for Nine Scottish Country Dances (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 9
Book 39. Music for Nine Scottish Country Dances (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 10
Scottish Reflections (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 11
Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 2 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 7
Scottish Dance Masters, The Vol 4 (Ron Gonnella & Stan Hamilton), track 4
The Canadian West Coast Sound (Schiehallion SCD Band), track 3
Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead (2) (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 7
Dance with the London Highland Club (Frank Reid and his Band), track 5
Country Dance Style (John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band), track 3
On Stage With..., Volume 2 (The Thistle Band), track 6
Farewell to Paternoster Square (The Craigellachie Band), track 9
Scottish Country Dances Vol 3 (The Ian Muir Sound), track 6
Catch the Wind (The Music Makars), track 10 [pace 61.2]

Crib

1-8All circle8 and back
9-16Double L chain (women ½ RHA, turn opposite M LH ; ½ RHA, turn partners LH, to own places)
17-241C+3C Reel4, (W pass left shoulder, M set on [17-18]), at the end W slow down and M speed up, face and acknowledge P and pull back inner shoulder to face corners.
25-32All set to corner H.Schottische ; turn BH twice
33-482C and 4C repeat last 16 bars
49-55Women circle4 to the left (at end pull back RSh to face out) ; set to and turn partners BH.
56-64Men circle4 to the right, pull back RSh ; set to and turn partners BH.
65-72Gr-Chain (one step per hand)
73-80Promenade anticlockwise round the set in Allemande hold, M bring W into middle of set and hold RH for bow and curtsey
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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