Dance The Lass and the Laird 13796
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Rod Downey (2009)
- Intensity
- 888/888/800/800 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - crossing (REEL;CRSING;R3;)
- Pass half round (PASSHR)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- I have taught exactly this dance many times as my misreading of Jack McConachie’s dance “The Laird and the Lass”. …
I have taught exactly this dance many times as my misreading of Jack McConachie’s dance “The Laird and the Lass”. The first 16 bars are quite different than Jack’s and rather easier.
The Lass and the Laird 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c cross down into mirror Reels3 on opposite sides (1x,2,3)
- 9–
- 1c cross down into mirror Reels3 on own sides, but at the end 1c cross down again & face out as 2c dance up (2,1x,3)
- 17–
- 1c cast RSh round 1cnr & loop 1W/1M through 2c/3c to be LSh to P on centre line ; continue loop back out through 2c/3c & cast RSh round 4cnr (2,1,3)
- 25–
- 1c dance BtoB ; dance up through 2c | cast off (2,1,3)
The Lass and the Laird 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- Mirror Reels3 on opppsoite sides, 1c crossing down (1x,2,3)
- 9–
- Mirror Reels3 on own sides. On [15–16] 1c cross down to 2plx and face out while{2} 2c continue the reel to 1pl (2,1x,3)
- 17–
- 1c dance RSh round 1cnrs to centre, pull RSh back and dance RSh round 4cnrs to 2pl (2,1,3)
- 25–
- 1c dance BtoB ; dance up to top and cast off to 2pl (2,1,3)
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