Dance: The Starry Eyed Lassie

Also known as »The Starry Eyed Floozie« (unofficial)

32-bar Jig
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

Martin Sprague

Formations:

Double Triangles (DBLTRI)
Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Hands round - 6 (HR;6P;)
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:

Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 23 [11] *
Pocket: Books 5-for-1965,23,24 [16]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [151]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [141]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [181]

Recommended Music:

Miss Elizabeth Ferguson's Favourite (Robert Petrie)

Recordings (5): Show tunes

Come Scottish Country Dancing with the Great Jim MacLeod Ban (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 4
Edinburgh Castle Reel, The and other SCD (Bobby Frew Four with Ian Powrie), track 5 [pace 33.4]
John Ellis (John Ellis and his Highland Country Band), track 11
Book 23. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances (Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band), track 11 [pace 35.6]
Miss Ogilvie's Fancy (Green Ginger), track 1 [pace 35.8]

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