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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
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
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Branch mini bal 1er février | 2019-02-01 | Claire CUNIN | Jan. 27, 2019, 10:18 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 1996-1997 | 1996-12-31 | Andy Peterson | April 14, 2018, 5:25 p.m. |
| Ski'n-Do Saturday 2018 | 2018-02-24 | Martin McWilliam | Feb. 12, 2018, 4:52 p.m. |
| CGB AGM Oberlethe Saturday 2018-09-01 | 2018-09-01 | Martin McWilliam | July 16, 2018, 11:28 a.m. |
| Darmstadt_2018_08_20 | 2018-08-20 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Aug. 26, 2018, 5:09 p.m. |
| 2019-01-26 Paris Saturday dance program | 2019-01-26 | antoine rousseau | Jan. 5, 2019, 11:49 a.m. |
| RSCDS Paris Branch - Bal du 14 mars 2020 | 2020-03-14 | Rémi Lacroix | Feb. 19, 2020, 10:58 p.m. |
| Darmstadt_2018_08_27 | 2018-08-27 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Aug. 26, 2018, 5:10 p.m. |
| Ross-on-Wye Easter '18 Weekend School Saturday Dance | 2018-03-31 | Stephen Goulden | Feb. 5, 2018, 12:43 p.m. |
| 2018-05-25 Meaudre | antoine rousseau | March 10, 2018, 11:44 a.m. | |
| CTI Training Dance Selections (Books 42–52+Gr1/2) | 2021-04-20 | Anselm Lingnau | April 18, 2021, 9:13 p.m. |
| 2018-07 TAC taught | antoine rousseau | Aug. 8, 2018, 3:13 p.m. | |
| PW 2019 Janet Johnston | Charles Liu | May 14, 2019, 3 a.m. | |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2003 - 2013 | Cord Walter | May 19, 2014, 11:25 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 4 Paare | Cord Walter | Nov. 9, 2019, 11:01 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. |
