Dance The Dashing White Sergeant 1562

Also known as “The Dashing White Sturgeon” (unofficial), “Highland Reel”, “The Revolving White Detergent” (unofficial).

Reel · 32 bars · 2 trios · Round the room

Devised by

Unknown

Intensity

888 484 888 888 = 91% (1 turn), 92% (whole dance)

Formations

• Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
• Set to and turn Partners (S&T;PRTNRS;)
• Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
• Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)

Steps

• Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

• Book 3 [2]
• Scottish Country Dances Books 1 to 6 (Combined A5 edition) [35]
• Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [26]
• Six Scottish Dances (YSDA 1) [3]
• A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [102]
• Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [102]
• Commonwealth Ceilidh Dances [2]
• Dance Scottish, A resource for teaching SCD in schools [38]
• 101 Scottish Country Dances [19]
• 24 Favourite Scottish Country Dances [3]
• Collins Little Books: Scottish Dance [77]
• The Mohonk Dances [12]
• Scottish Reels are Fun [17]
• Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [45] (diagram only)
• Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [46] (diagram only)
• Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [38] (diagram only)
• Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [36] (diagram only)

Online Sources

• http://www.scottishdance.net/ceilidh/dances.html#DashingWhite

Recommended Music

• The Dashing White Sergeant (Henry Bishop)