Dance: The Braes of Mellinish
32-bar Strathspey
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- (unknown)
- Formations:
-
Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
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:
- Strathspey travel
- Published in:
-
Book 25
[12]
*
Pocket: Books 25,26,27
[12]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[19]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[18]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[23]
- Recommended Music:
-
Major Graham
(Niel Gow)
- Recordings (5):
Show tunes
-
Music for Scottish Country Dancing
(BBC Band (Archie Duncan et al)),
track 2
[pace 60.0]
Steppin' Out
(John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie),
track 4
[pace 62.5]
Scottish Country Dance Music
(Angus MacKinnon and the Scots Canadians),
track 2
[pace 59.5]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 7
(Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 11
[pace 59.5]
Book 25. Twelve Scottish Country Dances
(Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band),
track 12
[pace 62.1]
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C cross RH and cast off behind sidelines | on [3] 2C cast and follow on own side ; all cast up | 2C curve in to turn 1C (easy hand) into the middle of a line of 4 across facing down |
| 9-16 | In line of 4 down the middle ; turn R and dance up, 1C move ahead and cast as 2C dance to top (2,1x) |
| 17-24 | 2C+1C La-Chain |
| 25-32 | 1C ½ Fig8 round 2C ; 2C+1C turn RH |
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