Dance: Tweedside

36-bar Other
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
(unknown) (1748)
Formations:
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
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.
Published in:
Book 19 [5] *
Pocket: Books 19,20,21 [5]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [159]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [148]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [190]
Recommended Music:
Tam Glen ((traditional))
Tweedside ((traditional))
Recordings (4): Show tunes
Book 19. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Ron Kerr Quintet), track 10 [pace 56.9]
Book 19. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Ron Kerr Quintet), track 5 [pace 56.9]
Tweedside (Ron Kerr Quintet), track 14 [pace 56.9]
North of the Tweed (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 9

Crib

Throughout this dance a special slow “menuet” PdB (step, step, close) is used.
1-61M+2W turn RH, 2W to own place, 1M to 2M place (2M up on [4-6]).
7-121W+2M turn LH, 2M to 1M place, 1W to 2W place (2W up on [10-12])
13-241C+3C R&L (3 steps per hand), 1C finish facing 1cnrs
25-36Turn CPCP (3 steps per hand)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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