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]
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C+2C lead down ; 2C lead up while 1C cross, dance up outside set and curve in to face 2C at top (1M facing 2W) |
| 9-24 | The Spurtle: |
| 9-12 | 1C+2C, ½Reel4, 1C ends with quick RH turn to face 3C ; |
| 13-16 | 1C+3C repeat |
| 17-20 | 1C+4C repeat |
| 21-24 | 1C continue RH turn to 4pl opposite side, all set |
| 25-32 | All dance 8 bars of petronella to own side. |
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