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
Featured in:
42nd Frankfurt Spring Ball 2010
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 (7): Show tunes
Book 39. Music for Nine Scottish Country Dances (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.2]  [has sample]
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]  [has sample]
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]  [has sample]
That Pinewoods Sound! (Petrov, Susie with The Ladies), track 1 [pace 34.6]
Favourite SCDs Vol 2 (Irvine Valley SCD Band), track 4 [pace 34.8]

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Crib

1-81C cast off 2 (dance in to begin) (2C+3C up) ; 2C+1C 1¼ turn RH to midline, M facing down
9-162C+1C Reel4 on midline, 2M and 1W end facing opposite side, with P behind
17-242C & 1C chase clw round 3C to (1,3,2) ; All A&R
25-323C+2C turn RH ½ leading into ½ RHA, to sidelines ; 1C+2C repeat (2,1,3)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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