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]

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