Dance: Schiehallion

128-bar Medley (S64+R64)
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:: Hugh A Thurston
Formations:: Reel of eight (REEL;R8;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Steps:: Pas-de-Basque
Skip-Change
Strathspey setting
Strathspey travel
other
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Published in:: Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [144]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [135]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [171]
Recordings (13): Show tunes: Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 2 (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 9
After the Chord (The Craigellachie Band), track 11
Let's Dance Again... (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 6
Tae Gar Ye Loup (Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2
Invitation to a Scottish Dance (John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band), track 10
Golden Hour of Scottish Dancing (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 9
Scotland Swings Again with the Great Jim MacLeod (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 3
Scottish Dance Favourites (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 9
Dance Time (Frank Reid and his Band), track 5
Salute t' Scottish Dancing (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10
Just What the Doctor Ordered (Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band), track 12
Special Requests Volume 4 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7
The Vancouver Collection of Scottish Music (Schiehallion SCD Band), track 10

Crib

Strathspey
1-16	‘Chorus’ ½G-Chain (1 step/hand, start with P) ; all set H.Schottische to P. Repeat [1-8], M finish in centre & face out
17-24	‘Diamond’ All M dance a fling step (e.g. rocking step) while W dance 8 steps of Petronella, ending ½.way round
25-32	All pairs Turn RH ½, all W ½ LHA ; all C turn RH 1¼ (to places)
33-48	‘Chorus’ Repeat [1-16], finishing all C in wheel facing clw NHJ, W in middle, M outside
49-56	‘Criss-cross’ All ½RHA ; All W dance to place of M in front while he dances to place of W in front \| Change back the same way (W pass behind M !) to original wheel
57-64	Repeat [49-54] \| dance out to original positions and clap twice
Reel
1-16	‘Chorus’ All ½ G-Chain (1 step per hand, start with P) ; all turn P twice with R arm in elbow grip. Repeat [1-8], to places
17-24	‘Turn and round’1C+3C set advancing and turn opposite BH ; Circle4 L, to places
25-32	2C+4C repeat
33-48	‘Chorus’ Repeat [1-16], W finish facing out
49-64	‘ Schiehallion Reel’ All M dance through the centre to next W’s place on R while all W dance loop R to P’s place \| repeat interchanging M and W ; repeat these 4 bars 3 times to finish in own place

Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

Search the Strathspey Archive for information on Schiehallion

Submit a comment or correction to the database maintainer (for improving the database, not for direct publication here)