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
- Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
- Skip-Change
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
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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|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Class 2019-06-13 | 2019-06-14 | Dieter Lange | June 20, 2019, 5:21 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 20.03.2014 | 2014-03-20 | Zoltán Gräff | March 21, 2014, 10:37 a.m. |
| Oldenburg 2017-12-06 | 2017-12-06 | Martin McWilliam | Dec. 5, 2017, 8:45 p.m. |
| 140814 w4 Thursday Younger Hall | 2014-08-14 | Martina Mueller-Franz | March 25, 2014, 1:38 p.m. |
| 180717 w1 Tuesday - St Andrews Branch - Town Hall | 2018-07-17 | Martina Mueller-Franz | June 13, 2018, 1:13 p.m. |
| Turnham Green - 13 March 2022 | 2022-03-13 | Jacmel Dent | Feb. 27, 2022, 7:14 p.m. |
| ASCDS 40 years dances: 1981 | 2019-10-19 | John Aitken | Oct. 19, 2019, 12:34 p.m. |
| RSCDS Edinburgh Joint Lothians Dance 2020 | 2020-03-28 | RSCDS Edinburgh | Jan. 5, 2020, 10:13 p.m. |
| RSCDS BHS 2016-03-12 Day School Dance | 2016-03-12 | David McQuillan | Dec. 4, 2015, 11:54 a.m. |
| 20160225 Winterschool RSCDS - Thursday Ball Blair Castle | 2016-02-25 | Truus de Ceuster | Dec. 8, 2015, 2:34 p.m. |
| Kirkcaldy Branch Spring Dance 2018 | 2018-05-11 | Bill O'Donnell | May 7, 2018, 11:59 a.m. |
| Trinity at Fairmilehead - 7 Dec 19 - Ewan Galloway | 2019-12-07 | Bill Austin | Oct. 26, 2019, 3:33 p.m. |
| Trinity 071219 | 2019-12-07 | Mary Cant | Dec. 5, 2019, 7:36 p.m. |
| Hamburg Class 2017-11-23 | 2017-11-23 | David Quarrie | Dec. 5, 2017, 10:52 a.m. |
| Kirkcaldy Ball 2017 | 2017-03-04 | John McLean | March 1, 2017, 8:31 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 04.03.2014 | 2014-03-04 | Zoltán Gräff | March 10, 2014, 5:02 p.m. |
| Kirkcaldy Annual Ball 4/3/17 | 2017-03-04 | Jim Armstrong | March 1, 2017, 9:50 p.m. |
| Trinity SCDC Edinburgh 2017/12/16 | 2017-12-16 | Daniel Hintermann | Dec. 12, 2017, 6:14 p.m. |
| Cumnor Class 4th March 2020 | 2020-03-04 | Sandra McLevy | Feb. 25, 2020, 5:11 p.m. |
| 180425 Richmond | 2018-04-25 | Evelyn Norman | April 24, 2018, 9:37 a.m. |
| 180726 w2 Thursday - St Andrews - Younger Hall | 2018-07-26 | Martina Mueller-Franz | May 15, 2018, 11:02 a.m. |
| Joint Lothian Dance - 06 April 2019 | 2019-04-06 | John Watkins | April 3, 2019, 8:25 a.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - 21 November2017 | 2017-11-21 | Andrew Locke | Nov. 21, 2017, 5:03 a.m. |
| Duddingston 18 May 2017 | 2017-05-18 | John Watkins | May 14, 2017, 8:53 a.m. |
| Spring Fling Thursday 21 May 2020 | 2020-03-14 | Irene Dracup | March 14, 2020, 10:17 a.m. |
| Joint Lothian Dance - 06 April 2019 (Copy) | 2019-04-06 | John Watkins | April 3, 2019, 8:37 a.m. |
| RSCDS Winter School 2015 – 26 Feb (Ball) Blair Atholl near Pitlochry | 2015-02-26 | Stuart Kreloff | Feb. 15, 2015, 9:23 p.m. |
| Askwith March Dance | 2016-12-02 | Irene Dracup | Feb. 2, 2020, 10:56 a.m. |
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2001 - Ball | 2001-05-05 | Zoltán Gräff | Aug. 23, 2019, 3:19 p.m. |
| Easter Course CGB Kuckucksnest 2019 | 2019-04-21 | Martin McWilliam | May 21, 2019, 4:32 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2017-11-27 | 2017-11-27 | David Quarrie | Nov. 27, 2017, 10:20 a.m. |
| Stuart's programme - 21 March | 2017-03-21 | Joy Scott | March 14, 2017, 3:29 p.m. |
| Doncaster and District Branch Social Dance November 9th 2019 (Pat's birthday dance!) | 2019-11-09 | Debbie Crossley | Nov. 4, 2019, 11:50 a.m. |
| RSCDS Dunfermline Branch Summer Dancing 11th July 2018 | 2018-07-11 | Bill O'Donnell | July 10, 2018, 5:17 p.m. |
| RSCDS Summer School Social Dance Programme 2016 - Week 4 Thursday (Younger Hall) | 2016-08-11 | Nameless Dancer | June 12, 2016, 12:19 a.m. |
| SASS16 wk4 Younger Hall Thursday | 2016-08-11 | Sarah B. | June 3, 2016, 3:15 p.m. |
| Trinity 26 Mar 22 - Jim Lindsay | 2022-03-26 | Bill Austin | Feb. 28, 2022, 3:12 p.m. |
| 160811 w4 Thursday - Younger Hall - St Andrews | 2016-08-11 | Martina Mueller-Franz | June 6, 2016, 1:05 p.m. |
| The Cheshire Wyche Ball Sat 30 March 2019 | 2019-03-30 | Christine Grove | Aug. 29, 2018, 10:32 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Xmas Dance 2017 | 2017-12-02 | Andrew Locke | Oct. 21, 2017, 5:04 p.m. |
| Vienna Branch Video Project | Felix Hamelbeck | Nov. 27, 2018, 8:34 a.m. | |
| Book 23 and RSCDS 4/1978 | 2019-01-11 | Ann Murray | Jan. 8, 2019, 7:09 p.m. |
| Valma's Programme - 7 March | 2017-03-07 | Joy Scott | Feb. 14, 2017, 12:05 p.m. |
| Workshop and Tea Dance - Cranbury NJ - Feb 2009 | 2009-02-28 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 6, 2021, 7:20 p.m. |
| North German Social 2019-06-29 | 2019-06-29 | David Quarrie | June 20, 2019, 3:44 p.m. |
| RSCDS Cheshire Branch New Year Ball 2017 | 2017-01-14 | Andrew Locke | Sept. 2, 2016, 11:26 p.m. |
| Bennochy Parish Church | 2017-12-01 | Edwin Naughton | Nov. 29, 2017, 11:57 a.m. |
| 140812 St Andrews Br. Social w4 | 2014-08-12 | Martina Mueller-Franz | June 19, 2014, 4:16 p.m. |
| North German Social 2017-12-09 | 2017-10-28 | David Quarrie | Nov. 23, 2017, 2:44 p.m. |
| RSCDS LORN Buffet Dance 10 March 2018 | 2018-03-10 | Jim Armstrong | Jan. 15, 2018, 1:34 p.m. |
| 16 02 28 Chichester | 2016-02-28 | Chris & Lee Pratt | Feb. 7, 2016, 10:30 a.m. |
| RSCDS Paris Branch – Cheers Chambéry! – Saturday evening dance | 2020-04-11 | Rémi Lacroix | Jan. 2, 2020, 7:59 p.m. |
| Newcastle Festival 2015 | 2015-02-14 | John Riddet | Feb. 13, 2015, 6:03 p.m. |
| Bedford SDG 2016-06-26 Social & AGM | 2016-06-26 | Keith Rose | June 9, 2016, 1:02 p.m. |
| 2016-11-19 Dunedin Assembly | 2016-11-19 | John Nuttall | Nov. 13, 2016, 2:42 p.m. |
| Oxford class 200220 | 2020-02-20 | Christine Jeffery | Feb. 26, 2020, 7:51 p.m. |
| Jean's Programme - 18 April | 2017-04-18 | Joy Scott | April 10, 2017, 10:23 p.m. |
| East Lothian Pitlochry Friday April17 | 2017-04-21 | John McLean | April 12, 2017, 11:38 a.m. |
| Castle Club with C Dewar | 2016-11-12 | Kate Kinnear | Nov. 7, 2016, 8:28 p.m. |
| Northwich Highland Ball 2014 | Andrew Locke | Jan. 27, 2014, 12:46 a.m. | |
| 180731 w3 Tuesday - St Andrews Branch - Town Hall | 2018-07-31 | Martina Mueller-Franz | June 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m. |
| St Columba's SCD | 2018-11-09 | Jim Armstrong | Oct. 3, 2018, 10:52 p.m. |
| 2018-11-10 Trinity at Fairmilehead | 2018-11-10 | John Nuttall | Oct. 31, 2018, 11:19 p.m. |
| 20170213 - Stirling Martice SCD Club | 2017-02-13 | Zsofia Jozsef | Feb. 12, 2017, 4:29 p.m. |
| St Andrews 310718 J Lindsay | 2018-07-31 | Mary Cant | July 28, 2018, 3:49 p.m. |
| Newcastle Festival 2015 | 2015-02-14 | Hervé Raymond | Jan. 15, 2015, 10 p.m. |
| 190718 w1 Thursday - Younger Hall | 2019-07-18 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Jan. 21, 2019, 1:17 p.m. |
| VISCDS November Dance Selections by Joan Axford | 2021-11-20 | Gordon Robinson | Nov. 11, 2021, 10:27 p.m. |
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2009 - Ball | 2009-04-25 | Zoltán Gräff | Aug. 23, 2019, 2:45 p.m. |
| New season dance | 2015-09-12 | Sarah B. | Sept. 3, 2015, 8:13 p.m. |
| RSCDS-LA Zoom Class, 2021-01 January | 2021-01-08 | Tony McQuilkin | Nov. 6, 2021, 7:33 p.m. |
| SWS 2018 | 2018-01-01 | Margaret Chambers | July 19, 2018, 12:09 p.m. |
| RSCDS Core Repertoire (Intermediate) | Anselm Lingnau | Jan. 25, 2012, 10:31 a.m. |
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