Dance: The Singing Sands

32-bar Strathspey
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 3
Progression: 231

Devised by:
Barry Priddey
Formations:
Tourbillon (TOURB)
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
Rights and Lefts - diagonal (R&L;DIAG;)
Chase (CHASE)
Steps:
Skip-Change
Strathspey travel
Notes:
The dry white sands on the north-west side of the Isle of Eigg are said to produce a musical sound when walked upon.
Published in:
Silver Rose Book [3] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [176]
Recommended Music:
Sandy Ower the Sea (James Scott Skinner)
Recordings (3): Show tunes
Second Celebration (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 3
Lassie Come and Dance Wi' Me (Ian Cruickshanks and his Band), track 6 [pace 62.7]
Reflections of Dalriada (Hugh Ferguson and the Dalriada Scottish Dance Band), track 12 [pace 61.7]

Crib

1-81C+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)
9-161C (M up, W down) dances ½ Fig8 round 2 cnr ; 1M+3C & 1W+2C ½ RSh reels3 across (2x,1,3x)
17-24Diagonal R&L (to 3,1,2)
25-32All set | 3C+1C ½ RHA while 2C cross RH ; all chase clw ½ round (2,3,1)
Note: The dry white sands on the north-west side of the Isle of Eigg are said to produce a musical sound when walked upon.
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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