Dance: The Rothesay Rant

32-bar Jig
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:

Anna Campbell Holden

Formations:

Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
Ladies' Chain - half (LCHAIN;HALF;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
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
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Scottish Country Dances [11] *
Collins Pocket Reference [236]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [139]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [129]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [164]

Recommended Music:

The Rothesay Rant (Beryl S Johnston)

Recordings (7): Show tunes

Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 2 (The Tain Band), track 14 [pace 34.8]
Swing Your Partners (The Tain Band), track 8 [pace 34.8]
The Complete Caledonian Ball (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 25 [pace 36.2]
Play Favourites (Don Bartlett and the Scotians), track 11 [pace 34.5]
Dance Time (Frank Reid and his Band), track 7 [pace 33.0]
12 Scottish Country Dances (Beryl S Johnston), track 4
Lassie Come and Dance Wi' Me (Ian Cruickshanks and his Band), track 13 [pace 35.0]

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