Dance: Royal Albert Country Dance

32-bar Reel
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
RSCDS (1890)
Formations:
Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
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
Pas-de-Basque
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Published in:
Book 34 Scottish Country Dances [2] *
Pocket: Books 33,34,35 [10]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [140]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [129]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [165]
Recommended Music:
The Princess Charlotte's Favourite ((unknown))
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Book 34. Music for Eight Traditional Dances (Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 35.6]

Crib

1-81C+2W RHA ; LHA, finish in line across facing down, 1W (on M side) +1M+2W, and 2M steps in to face the line
9-16All down the middle (2M dances backwards) ; and up, both W turning inwards to join 2M (1M dances backwards), finish 1C facing 2C in the middle, W on M’s right
17-241C+2C La-Chain up/down, finish by 1C making full turn (or alternatively no turn) and 2C the normal ½ turn into
25-321C+2C Poussette
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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