Dance: The Wild Geese

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

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
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
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Published in:

Book 24 [3] *
Pocket: Books 5-for-1965,23,24 [20]
Thirty Popular Scottish Country Dances [22]
Collins Pocket Reference [185]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [166]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [156]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [198]

Recommended Music:

Mrs MacPherson of Cluny (Joseph Lowe)

Recordings (17): Show tunes

Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 1 (Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band), track 11 [pace 36.4]  
Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 2 (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 34.4]
A Manchester Medley (David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.6]  
Music for Scottish Country Dancing (BBC Band (Archie Duncan et al)), track 7 [pace 33.4]
None So Pretty (Berkeley Scottish Players), track 3 [pace 33.1]
Scottish Dance Time Vol 5 (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 5 [pace 32.4]  
Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1) (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 8
Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band (Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6
Pride of Edinburgh (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5
On Stage With..., Volume 3 (The Thistle Band), track 6
Farewell to Paternoster Square (The Craigellachie Band), track 8
Book 24, Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 3 [pace 35.4]  
Fifteen Dances, Part Two (Robert H Mackay), track 9
Country Dancers Delight (The Danelaw Country Dance Band), track 6
This Lasting Pride (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4
In a Different Light (Craig McCallum's Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 32.0]
Cambusdoon (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 34.9]

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