Dance: Waltz Country Dance

Also known as »The Guaracha«

40-bar Waltz
2 couples
Set shape: Round the room

Devised by:

(unknown) (1827)

Formations:

Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)

Steps:

Pas-de-Basque

Published in:

Book 4 [8] *
Pocket: Books 4,5,6 [8]
101 Scottish Country Dances [99]
Collins Pocket Reference [179]

Full description:

http://www.javastandrewsociety.com/Scottish%20Country%20Dances/waltzcountrydance.htm

Recommended Music:

Come o'er the stream, Charlie ((traditional))

Recordings (50): Show tunes

Book 4. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 12 [pace 40.0]
Book 4. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 40.0]
A Scottish Celebration (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 40.0]
Scotland - The Dances and Dance Bands (Lex Keith), track 6 [pace 40.6]
The Magic Sounds of Jimmy Shand and His Band (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 6 [pace 39.6]
A Scottish Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 8 [pace 39.6]
A Scottish Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 8 [pace 39.6]
Scottish Country Dancing (Callum Wilson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 12 [pace 40.8]
Come Scottish Country Dancing (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 32.8]
Let's Dance Again. Volume 2 (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 15 [pace 33.7]
Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 2 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 8
Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 4 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 7 [pace 41.6]
Country Dance, Ceilidh Dance (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 7 [pace 41.6]
Dance Time (Frank Reid and his Band), track 4 [pace 34.8]
Dancing Through Scotland (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 4
Scottish Dances (Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 40.0]
Footnotes (The Occasionals), track 10
Gates of Edinburgh (Blue Bonnets), track 8
Favourite Scottish Dance Music Vol. 2 (Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band), track 4
Dancer's Choice (Charlie Jemmett and His Band), track 9
Country Dance Style (John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band), track 7
Guid Luck Go Wi' Ye (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 4 [pace 38.6]
Step We Gaily (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 3
O'er the Border (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 8
South of the Grampians (Bill Douglas and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3
The Tartan Track (Beryl S Johnston), track 5
Saint Andrew's Ball - Volume 2 (SCD Band of the Black Watch), track 5
Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 2 (The Colin Dewar Quartet), track 11 [pace 40.2]
Ed Brydie and his Scottish Ramblers (Ed Brydie and his Band), track 4 [pace 37.2]
Gay Gordons, Vol 1 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 11
Scottish Dance Party Vol 1 (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 5
Scottish Collection: Dance Music (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 37.6]
Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1) (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 37.6]
Scottish Country Dances in Strict Tempo (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 5 [pace 40.6]
Scottish Country Dances in Strict Tempo (No. 3) (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 5 [pace 40.6]
Scottish Dance Music (Gordon McCullough and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3
Scottish Dance Music (Gordon McCullough and his Scottish Dance Band), track 9
Scottish Country Dances (Dunedin Scottish Dance Band), track 10
Dancing with the Shands (Jimmy Shand Jnr. and his Band), track 2 [pace 36.0]
Swing Your Partners (The Tain Band), track 9
Dance Date No 1 (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 6
Dance Date No 4 (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 6
Dance Date No 2 (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 6
A Dram o' Scotch (Jimmy Shand Jnr. and his Band), track 15 [pace 42.1]
Valley Gold (Roy Hendrie & his Scottish Dance Band), track 7
Hielan' Laddie (Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5
Iain MacPhail Celebrates in South America (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 40.0]
Quick Here's Anither Yin (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 38.2]
The Southern Touch (David South and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 40.4]
Scottish Christmas Dance Party (Jimmy Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6

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