Dance: The Blue Mess Jacket

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

Devised by:

Douglas Henderson

Formations:

Spurtle (SPURT)
Petronella - half (PET;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:

Strathspey travel
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Kinclaven Pocket Book of Six Scottish Country Dances [1] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [15]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [15]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [20]

Recommended Music:

Squadron Leader Douglas Henderson (Nan Main)

Recordings (4): Show tunes

Craigellachie in Oxford (The Craigellachie Band), track 11 [pace 63.8]
Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 2 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 2
Nice to See You (Ian Cruickshanks and his Band), track 7 [pace 59.5]
Reflections of Dalriada (Hugh Ferguson and the Dalriada Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 62.8]

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