Dance: The Swilcan
32-bar Jig
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- James B Cosh
- Formations:
-
Balance in Line (BALNCE)
Reel of four - on sides (REEL;R4;SIDES;)
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;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:
- Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Note: This list may be incomplete.
- Published in:
-
Book 23
[8]
*
Pocket: Books 5-for-1965,23,24
[13]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[154]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[143]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[184]
- Recommended Music:
-
Gordon B. Cosh
(Norrie MacInnes)
- Recordings (15):
Show tunes
-
The Legendary Jimmy Shand
(Jimmy Shand and his Band),
track 9
[pace 35.2]
The Legendary Jimmy Shand
(Jimmy Shand and his Band),
track 11
[pace 35.2]
Selected Scottish Country Dances
(Jim MacLeod and his Band),
track 2
Come Scottish Country Dancing
(The Deirdre Adamson Quartet),
track 7
[pace 36.8]
Let's Dance Again. Volume 2
(Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band),
track 12
[pace 34.8]
Steppin' Out
(John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie),
track 1
[pace 37.8]
Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band
(Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 4
John Ellis
(John Ellis and his Highland Country Band),
track 2
Let's All Go Scottish Country Dancing
(McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band),
track 3
[pace 33.5]
Scottish Country Dancing
(McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band),
track 14
[pace 33.5]
Night Owls
(The Craigowl Scottish Dance Band),
track 15
Book 23. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances
(Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 8
[pace 37.0]
Heather Medley Scottish Country Dancing
(Jim Johnstone and his Band),
track 16
[pace 33.1]
Take the Floor
(Jim Johnstone and his Band),
track 8
[pace 33.1]
Meet the Olympians
(Olympians Scottish Dance Band),
track 2
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C+2C & 3C+4C join RH on side and Balance in Lines across | Hold RH and BiL on own side (2,1,4,3) ; the middle pairs (1M+4M & 1W+4W) hold LH and BiL across | hold LH and BiL on sides (2,4,1,3) |
| 9-16 | Reels4 on the sides |
| 17-24 | 2C+4C & 1C+3C Circle4 ; 4C+1C LHA (2,4,1,3) |
| 25-32 | 1C+3C ½ R&L ; 3C+1C cross RH , 3C+4C change places on side LH (2,3,4,1) |
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