Dance: Sands of Morar

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

Devised by:
Barry Priddey (1983)
Formations:
Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Reel of three - on sides (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
Tourbillon (TOURB)
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
Featured in:
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Published in:
Glasgow Diamond Jubilee [7] *
Book 45 [6]
Recommended Music:
Pinkie House ((traditional))
Recordings (3): Show tunes
Book 45 (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 62.2]  [has sample]
Piano Dance (W James A Gray), track 7
Special Requests Volume 7 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 62.8]

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Crib

1-81C Fig8 round 2C, giving hands
9-16All Mirror Reels3 on own side, 1C starts in, join hands on meeting P
17-241C turn BH moving down and dance to 3pl NHJ while 2C+3C continue reel to top and follow behind 1C ; 3C+2C+1C set facing down | 1C cast to top, 2C+3C following to finish (1,2,3)
25-321C+2C Tourbillon (1C+2C turn P BH ½, opening out to one place clw in the square (1C to W side, 2C to M side) | 1C set to 2C ; repeat figure (to 2x,1x) | 2C+1C cross RH) (2,1,3)
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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