Dance: Rothesay Country Dance

48-bar Jig
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Ladies' Chain - half (LCHAIN;HALF;)
Hands round - 4 - and back (HR;4P;BACK;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)

Steps:

Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step

Published in:

Book 6 [3] *
Pocket: Books 4,5,6 [27]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [139]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [128]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [164]

Recommended Music:

Dumfries House (John(Joseph) Riddell)

Recordings (2): Show tunes

Book 6. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 34.3]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9 (Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band), track 10 [pace 33.2]

Crib

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