Dance: The Caledonian Rant

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

Devised by:

Thomas (19C) Wilson (1816)

Formations:

Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Chase (CHASE)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
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:

Strathspey travel
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 16 [5] *
Pocket: Books 16,17,18 [5]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [25]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [24]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [30]

Recommended Music:

Colonel Alex. Grant's Strathspey (David Grant)
Mrs Grieve of Howdan (Surenne)

Recordings (3): Show tunes

Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 1 (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 11 [pace 57.4]
Book 16. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 63.1]
Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1) (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 59.3]

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