Dance: Swiss Lassie
32-bar Reel
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- Rosi Betsche
- Formations:
-
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
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:
- Skip-Change
- Published in:
-
Book 39
[1]
*
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[154]
Pocket: Books 39,40,41
[1]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[184]
- Recommended Music:
-
Brumley Brae
(William MacPherson)
- Recordings (5):
Show tunes
-
Book 39. Music for Nine Scottish Country Dances
(Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band),
track 1
[pace 34.2]
Come More Scottish Country Dancing
(The Deirdre Adamson Quartet),
track 5
[pace 35.0]
Memories of Scottish Weekend
(Scottish Weekend Ensemble),
track 1
[pace 36.1]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9
(Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band),
track 14
[pace 33.6]
Miss Ogilvie's Fancy
(Green Ginger),
track 2
[pace 36.5]
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C cast off 2 (dance in to begin) (2C+3C up) ; 2C+1C 1¼ turn RH to midline, M facing down |
| 9-16 | 2C+1C Reel4 on midline, 2M and 1W end facing opposite sides, with P behind |
| 17-24 | 2C & 1C chase clw round outside to 3pl/1pl ; 1C+3C+2C A&R |
| 25-32 | 3C+2C turn RH ½ leading into ½ RHA, to sidelines ; 1C+2C repeat |
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