Dance The Swilcan 6420

Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4

Devised by

James B Cosh

Intensity

8448 8888 8448 6082 = 75% (1 turn), 75% (whole dance)

Formations

Balance in Line (BALNCE)
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDES;)
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
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

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.

Published in

Book 23 [8]
Pocket: Books 5-for-1965,23,24 [13]
Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [67]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [174] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [184] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [154] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [143] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Gordon B. Cosh (Norrie MacInnes)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Tunes
The Swilcan	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Legendary Jimmy Shand	LP+	11	J32 4	2:21	35.2	Gordon B. Cosh/Kinkell Braes/Ythan Bar
The Swilcan	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Legendary Jimmy Shand	CD	9	J32 4	2:21	35.2	Gordon B. Cosh/Kinkell Braes/Ythan Bar
The Swilcan	Jim MacLeod and his Band	Selected Scottish Country Dances	CD+	2	J32 4	0:00	0.0	Gordon B. Cosh/The Thistle Centre/Monarch of the Glen
The Swilcan	Olympians Scottish Dance Band	Meet the Olympians	LP	2	J32 4	2:21	35.2	Gordon B. Cosh/Christine Macaskill/Aithernie Lodge/The Corner House Jig
The Swilcan	Olympians Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Dance Music	CD	8	J32 4	2:21	35.2	Gordon B. Cosh/Christine Macaskill/Aithernie Lodge/The Corner House Jig
The Swilcan	The Deirdre Adamson Quartet	Come Scottish Country Dancing	CD+	7	J32 4	2:27	36.8	Gordon B. Cosh/Miss Katrina Margaret Douglas/Anne Harper of Kaimhill/Ron and Evelyn Wake
The Swilcan	Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	Let's Dance Again. Volume 2	MC	12	J32 4	2:19	34.8	Gordon B. Cosh/Barbara Emslie/The Shearing of the Shepherd
The Swilcan	John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie	Steppin' Out	CD+	1	J32 4	2:31	37.8	Gordon B. Cosh/Midlothian Pipe Band/Kenmure's on and awa'
The Swilcan Jig	Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band	Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band	LP	4	J32 4	2:16	34.0	Gordon B. Cosh/Christie MacLeod/Stoneypath Tower/John Whyte's Jig
The Swilcan Jig	Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Dance Frolic	CD	1	J32 4	2:16	34.0	Gordon B. Cosh/Christie MacLeod/Stoneypath Tower/John Whyte's Jig
The Swilcan	John Ellis and his Highland Country Band	John Ellis	LP	2	J32 4	0:00	0.0	Gordon B. Cosh/Sandy Pirie of Hazelhead/The Nineteenth Hole
The Swilcan	McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing	LP	14	J32 8	4:28	33.5	Gordon B. Cosh/John D. Burgess/Angus MacKinnon
The Swilcan	McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band	Let's All Go Scottish Country Dancing	LP	3	J32 8	4:28	33.5	Gordon B. Cosh/John D. Burgess/Angus MacKinnon
The Swilcan	The Craigowl Scottish Dance Band	Night Owls	MC	15	J32 4	2:26	36.5	Gordon B. Cosh/Maid of Bellevue/Balcomie House/My Dungannon Sweetheart
The Swilcan	Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 23. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances	CD+	8	J32 4	2:28	37.0	Gordon B. Cosh/Arthur Walker's Jig/Trip to Toronto/Adam Hickey's
The Swilcan	Jim Johnstone and his Band	Take the Floor	MC	8	J32 8	4:25	33.1	Gordon B. Cosh/Christie MacLeod/Donach Head/Jamie Rae
The Swilcan	Jim Johnstone and his Band	Heather Medley Scottish Country Dancing	CD+	16	J32 8	4:25	33.1	Gordon B. Cosh/Christie MacLeod/Donach Head/Jamie Rae

The Swilcan 4/4L · J32

1–: 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–: Reels4 on the sides
17–: 2c+4c & 1c+3c Circle4 ; 4c+1c LHA (2,4,1,3)
25–: 1c+3c ½ R&L ; 3c+1c cross RH , 3c+4c change places on side LH (2,3,4,1)

E-cribs

The Swilcan 4/4L · J32

1-4: 1s & 4s 1/4 turn RH on sides with 2s & 3s to Bal-in-Lines across, drop LH & 1/4 turn RH to Bal-in-Line on side
5-8: 1s 1/4 turn 4s LH to Bal-in-Line across, drop RH & 1/4 turn to Bal-in-Line on side ending 2 4 1 3
9-16: All dance RSh reels of 4 on own side
17-24: 2s+4s & 1s+3s circle 4H round once to left & 4s+1s only (centre couples) dance back LH across
25-32: 1s+3s (bottom couples) dance 1/2 R&L & cross RH, 4s & 3s (centre couples) change places LH on side. 2 3 4 1

MiniCribs

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Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
November Course 2018 - Kuckucksnest	2018-11-23	Martina Mueller-Franz	Nov. 24, 2018, 4:59 p.m.
2019-06-08 Dunedin Summer Dance	2019-06-08	Ian Brockbank	Nov. 9, 2018, 9:30 p.m.
Budapest Local Club 19.03.2013	2013-03-19	Zoltán Gräff	March 20, 2013, 12:39 p.m.
Vienna Branch Video Project		Felix Hamelbeck	Nov. 27, 2018, 8:34 a.m.
2017-03-18 Dunedin Spring Dance	2017-03-18	John Nuttall	Feb. 25, 2017, 4:43 p.m.
St John's 2012-11-24 Ruby Anniversary Ball	2012-11-24	David McQuillan	Oct. 4, 2012, 1:02 a.m.
Eastbourne and Grange-over-Sands 2013		Truus de Ceuster	Nov. 3, 2013, 9:44 p.m.

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Dance The Swilcan 6420

The Swilcan 4/4L · J32

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