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:: Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Strathspey travel
Strathspey setting
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
The Vancouver Collection of Scottish Music (Schiehallion SCD Band), track 10
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

Crib

STRATHSPEY Chorus
1-8	All C Gr-Chain half way round (1 step per hand, start with P) ; all set H.Schottische to P
9-128	Repeat 1-8 (on last bar men set into the centre and face out)
‘Diamond’
17-24	men dance a fling step (e.g. rocking step) while W dance 8 steps of Petronella, ending ½.way round (‘cut the diamond’)
25-32	All pairs ½RH turn, all W ½ LHA ; all C turn 1¼ RH (to own places)
33-48	Repeat Chorus 1-16 , finishing all C facing clw NHJ, W in middle, M outside,
‘Criss-cross’
49-52	All ½RHA ;
53-56	All W dance to place of M in front while he dances to place of W in front \| Men dance to place of W in front while she dances to place of M in front (W passes behind M)
57-64	Repeat bars 49-54 and dance out to original square and clap twice
REEL Chorus
1-8	All ½ Gr-Chain (1 step per hand, start with P) ; all turn P twice with R arm in elbow grip
9-128	Repeat 1-8
‘Turn and round’
17-24	1C+3C set advancing and turn opposite BH ; circle4 to the left
25-128	2C+4C repeat
Chorus
33-48	Repeat chorus 1-16, W finish facing out
‘ Schiehallion Reel’
49-64	All M dance through the centre to next W’s place on the right while all W dance right about to P’s place {2}, repeat interchanging M and W {2} ; repeat these 4 bars 3 times to finish in own place

Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·