Dance: The Punch Bowl

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

Devised by:
(unknown)
Formations:
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Published in:
Book 5 [5] *
Pocket: Books 4,5,6 [17]
101 Scottish Country Dances [6]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [131]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [121]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [155]
Recommended Music:
The Bottom of the Punch Bowl (James Oswald)
Bonnie Anne (Daniel(Donald) Dow)
Recordings (5): Show tunes
Book 5. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 34.1]
Back Hame Tae Auchtermuchty (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 7
Dance Date No 3 (Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band), track 4
In Top Gear (Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 36.2]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 7 (Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band), track 14 [pace 33.9]

Crib

1-81C cross RH, cast off one ; cross LH, cast off to between 3C facing up
9-161C dance (1W leading), out between 2W and 3W, 1M cast up and 1W down round 2W(3W) to meet in middle ; repeat out between 2M and 3M, 1W crossing and casting up, 1M down, and round the men to meet again in the middle facing down
17-241C lead down the middle and up to 1pl
25-321C+2C Poussette
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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