Dance: Brechin Lassies

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

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Petronella - half (PET;HALF;)
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
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
Pas-de-Basque
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Miss Milligan's Miscellany Volume I [6] *
Introducing Scottish Country Dancing [93]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [20]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [19]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [25]

Recommended Music:

Malcolm Beattie (of Galashiels) - The Piano Tuner (Muriel A Johnstone)

Recordings (2): Show tunes

Dance Through The Miscellanies - Second Part (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 4 [pace 35.9]
A Dancer's Miscellany Vol. IV (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 5 [pace 35.9]

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