Dance Mr Robert H Mackay 4720

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

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Intensity

884 868 808 888 = 85% (1 turn), 64% (whole dance)

Formations

Poussette - half (POUSS;HALF;)
Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
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

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

Book 38 Eight Modern Scottish Country Dances [5]
Scottish Country Dances Books 31 to 38 (Combined A5 edition) [82]
Pocket: Books 36,37,38 [21]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [124] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [134] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [113] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Mr Robert Mackay of Edinburgh (Muriel A Johnstone)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip	Tunes
Mr Robert H. Mackay	Muriel Johnstone's Band	Book 38. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances	LP+	6	S32 8	0:00	0.0		Mr Robert Mackay of Edinburgh/Miss Hutton/Miss Mathieson/Aberlour's Squeeze
Mr Robert H. MacKay	Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith	Cairngorms	CD	7	S32 8	8:34	64.2		Mr Robert Mackay of Edinburgh/Muriel Johnstone's Compliments to Robert MacKay/Tom Steele/Peggy Dykes' Strathspey
Robert H. Mackay	Muriel Johnstone's Band	Book 38. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances	CD	5	S32 8	0:00	0.0		Mr Robert Mackay of Edinburgh/Mrs Fordyce of Ayton's Strathspey/Mrs Stewart Nicholson/Miss Hutton

Mr Robert H Mackay 3/4L · S32

1–: 1c+2c+3c set, cross RH ; 1c+2c S&Link, 1W full polite turn and 1c face down and in (2x,1x,3x)
9–: 2c+1c+3c mirror Reels3{6} on the sides (hands when possible, no final loops) | 1c+3c turn BH ½ ready for:
17–: 1c+3c ½Poussette ; set, ½ RHA (2x,1x,3x)
25–: 1W+2c & 1M+3c Rsh ½Reels3 across ; 2c+1c+3c turn BH.

After 2nd time through, 1c cast off as 4c dance up to 3pl

E-cribs

Mr Robert H Mackay 3/4L · S32

1-8: 1s+2s+3s set & cross RH, 1s+2s Set+Link
9-16: 2s+1s+3s dance reflection reel of 3 on sides, taking hands where possible (1s in & down) & 1s+3s 1/2 turn partner 2H ready for …
17-24: 3s+1s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette, set to partners & dance RH across 1/2 way
25-32: 1s dance 1/2 RSh reel of 3 across (1L with 2s & 1M with 3s); All turn partner 2H

End of 2nd time through, 1s & 4s turn (2 bars), 1s cast as 4s dance up NHJ to 3rd place

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

SCDDB Contributed Cribs & Diagrams

Zoltán Gräff
Added on: Feb. 12, 2014, 8:12 p.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality

Eric Ferguson
Added on: Aug. 10, 2016, 12:59 p.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality

Martina Mueller-Franz
Added on: Feb. 12, 2020, 10:57 a.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality

Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
SWS Core 2018	2018-01-01	Margaret Chambers	July 19, 2018, 11:02 a.m.
Paris Branch Class Danielle & Jerry	2015-02-02	Jerry Reinstein	Jan. 31, 2015, 11:23 a.m.
Cologne Ball 2010 - The Music tells you...	2010-09-25	Anja Breest	Oct. 2, 2015, 11:13 a.m.
RSCDS Winter School 2013 – 25 Feb (Social)	2013-02-25	Anselm Lingnau	Dec. 17, 2012, 9:18 a.m.
New Haven Brunch	2018-03-04	Lois Goldberg	Jan. 13, 2018, 10:33 p.m.
OSCDG - Social Dance #12	2019-11-23	Kristian Vestli	Oct. 27, 2019, 5:14 p.m.
170928A	2017-09-28	Michael Däther	Sept. 24, 2017, 6:26 p.m.
43rd Frankfurt Spring Ball 2011	2011-04-16	Anselm Lingnau	Nov. 11, 2014, 4:24 p.m.
Easter Course Kuckucksnest 2014		Truus de Ceuster	April 21, 2014, 11:23 p.m.
Saturday 30.05.2015	2015-05-30	Lena Hamelbeck-Galle	May 25, 2015, 9:46 p.m.
New Haven Highland Ball 2018 - Sunday Brunch	2018-03-04	Peter Price	Dec. 11, 2017, 5:36 p.m.
150804 w2 Tuesday - St Andrews	2015-08-04	Martina Mueller-Franz	May 18, 2015, 12:02 p.m.
Summer School 2015 Week 4 - Tuesday	2015-08-18	Andrew Locke	July 19, 2015, 1:10 p.m.
150818 w4 Tuesday - St Andrews	2015-08-18	Martina Mueller-Franz	May 18, 2015, noon
Paris Branch Dance (June 22, 2013)	2013-06-22	Rocio Alcala-Quintana	June 1, 2013, 8:17 p.m.
RSCDS St Andrews Ball 2017	2017-11-25	Jim Armstrong	Nov. 24, 2017, 12:35 a.m.
Reference 3	2019-03-16	Joanne Lawrence	Jan. 27, 2019, 11:18 p.m.
Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 1996-1997	1996-12-31	Andy Peterson	April 14, 2018, 5:25 p.m.
Summer school 2012 week 4		Truus de Ceuster	Sept. 12, 2012, 10:43 p.m.

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