Dance: The Campbells Are Coming

32-bar Jig
2 couples
Set shape: Round the room

Devised by:
(unknown)
Formations:
Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
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
Published in:
Book 24 [10] *
Pocket: Books 5-for-1965,23,24 [27]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [27]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [26]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [31]
Recommended Music:
A Quickstep by the Duke of Gordon (Robert Petrie)
Recordings (4): Show tunes
Jimmy Shand Favourites (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 8 [pace 34.0]
A Scottish Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 3 [pace 34.0]
A Scottish Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 3 [pace 34.0]
Book 24, Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 10 [pace 36.2]

Crib

Couple face couple round the room.
1-8All turn P RH, finish facing P ; all set advancing to BiL, joining LH to P and the W joining RH
9-16W turn RH ½ into La-Chain (along line of dance), finish in own places
17-24R&L, starting RH to opposite couple
25-32A&R with the other couple ; advance passing RSh to meet the next couple.
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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