Dance What a Beau my Granny was 7068
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Longman & Broderip (18C) (1792)
- Intensity
- 888 888 880 808 = 83% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Hands round - 3 - with setting (HR;3P;SET;)
- Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
-
- Book 14 [9]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [22]
- Pocket: Books 13,14,15 [21]
- Preston's Selection of the most favorite Country Dances, Reels etc
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [195] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [163] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [153] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- According to the RSCDS publication ...
According to the RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" this dance can be traced back to "Preston's Selection of the most favorite Country Dances, Reels etc" (c. 1800) where it was published with bars 1-8 and 9-16 in the opposite order.
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
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What a Beau my Granny Was | Fiddlers Three Plus Two | Book 14/15. Music for Scottish Country Dances (2) | MC | 2 | R32 8 | 4:40 | 35.0 |
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What a Beau my Granny was/Miss Wedderburn/Geordie Affleck/Jack Broke da Prison Door |
What a Beau My Granny Was | James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 14. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD | 9 | R32 8 | 4:52 | 36.5 |
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What a Beau my Granny was/Peter Grey/The Devil and the Dirk/Davie Work |
What a Beau my Granny was 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1W+2W+3W set twice, circle3 L while{8} the 1M followed by 2M+3M chase round them clw, all to places
- 9–
- Repeat bars 1 - 8 the M set and circle3 L while{8} the W dance cclw round the men (1W leading), 1c+2c finish ready for
- 17–
- 1c+2c Poussette
- 25–
- 1c+3c R&L
Note: for [9-16] neither the instructions nor any notes say that 1W leads cclw, 3W leading clw is also possible
What a Beau my Granny was 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1M followed by 2M+3M dance up & down behind Ladies, cross & up own side while 1L+2L+3L set twice & circle 3H round to left
- 9-16
- Repeat this Fig with Ladies dancing round as Men set & circle 3H round
- 17-24
- 1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1 3
- 25-32
- 1s+3s dance R&L

Martina Mueller-Franz
Added on: Feb. 14, 2018, 5:23 p.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality
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