Dance Fife Ness 2158
Also known as “Fine Mess” (unofficial).
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Mary Shoolbraid Brandon (1972)
- Intensity
- 800 777 866 866 = 71% (1 turn), 54% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Set as in Double.Triangles (SET_DT)
- Reel of three - promenade hold - half (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Four Scottish Country Dances 1978 [1]
- Leaflet Dances 1964-1998 and Other Dances [52]
- Pocket: Books 28,4-for-1978,29 [13]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [59] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [62] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [49] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [47] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
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Fife Ness | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances | LP+ | 1 | R32 8 | 4:39 | 34.9 |
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The East Neuk o' Fife/O'er the Hills and Far Away/Babes in the Wood/The Lass o' Patie's Mill |
Fife Ness | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | A Fife Fairing | CD | 1 | R32 8 | 4:39 | 34.9 |
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The East Neuk o' Fife/O'er the Hills and Far Away/Babes in the Wood/The Lass o' Patie's Mill |
Fife Ness | Muriel Johnstone's Band | Memories of Fife | CD | 14 | R32 8 | 4:36 | 34.5 |
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The East Neuk o' Fife/Sebastian's Birthday/Anna Mairi Lumsden/John Anthony Ireland/Fife Ness |
Fife Ness 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c ½ RH turn to promhold, dance between 3c ; cross LH (2c up) and cast up to (2,1,3)
- 9–
- 2M+1W+3M set advancing to form triangle NHJ {2}, set retiring, advancing, retiring while{8} 2W+1M+3W stand {2}, set advancing likewise, retiring, advancing
- 17–
- 1c in promhold +2W+3W Lsh ½Reel3 in centre of set ; 1c+(2W+3M)+(3W+2M) all in promhold ½Reel3
- 25–
- 1c+2M+3M ½Reel3 (finish 2x,1x,3x) ; all set and cross RH
Fife Ness 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s 1/2 turn RH into prom hold & dance down, cross LH & cast up behind 3s on own sides to 2nd place
- 9-16
- 1L & 2M+3M set advancing to form triangle, 1L & 2M+3M retire as 1M & 2L+3L set advancing to form triangle, repeat this Fig (bars 9-12)
- 17-24
- 1s in prom hold dance 1/2 LSh reel of 3 with 2L+3L (in centre of set), 2L & 3L pick up each others partner & complete reel
- 25-32
- 1s (prom hold) continue with 1/2 reel of 3 with 2M+3M (Men leave Ladies on Men's side in 1st & 3rd place) all end opp side 2 1 3, all set & cross RH

Martina Mueller-Franz
Added on: Feb. 18, 2014, 5:35 a.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality

Martina Mueller-Franz
Added on: Feb. 12, 2020, 10:03 a.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality
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