Dance The Braes of Mellinish 753
Strathspey · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 86 88 88 84 = 90% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Steps
- Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 25 [12]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 25 to 30 (Combined A5 edition) [20]
- Pocket: Books 25,26,27 [12]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [22] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [23] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [19] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [18] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
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The Braes of Mellinish 2/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c cross RH and cast off behind sidelines | on [3] 2c cast and follow on own side ; all cast up | 2c curve in to turn 1c (easy hand) into the middle of a line of 4 across facing down
- 9–
- In line of 4 down the middle ; turn R and dance up, 1c move ahead and cast as 2c dance to top (2,1x)
- 17–
- 2c+1c L-Chain
- 25–
- 1c ½ Fig8 round 2c ; 2c+1c turn RH
The Braes of Mellinish 2/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s cross RH, cast for 2 steps (2s cast on bar 3 & follow 1s), 2s+1s turn outwards, cast up, 2s+1s turn on sides (LH Ladies' side & RH on Men's) to end in line across 1s in centre all facing down
- 9-16
- 1s+2s dance down the middle & back, 1s move ahead & cast to 2nd place opp sides as 2s dance to 1st place
- 17-24
- 2s+1s dance a Ladies' Chain
- 25-32
- 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s then 2s+1s turn RH
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wscds 05.11.22 | Elizabeth Buonomo | May 7, 2022, 2:03 p.m. | |
| Binghamton Class 2022-3-8 | David Wasson | March 8, 2022, 7:41 p.m. | |
| RSCDS Twin Cities Autumn Social Dance 2021 | 2021-11-01 | Lara Friedman-Shedlov | Sept. 27, 2021, 6:06 a.m. |
| Class 2-14-17 | 2017-02-14 | Sarah Harriman | April 18, 2017, 11:59 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 social prog wk4 Thursday | 2016-08-11 | Sarah B. | June 3, 2016, 3:14 p.m. |
| SASS16 wk4 Younger Hall Thursday | 2016-08-11 | Sarah B. | June 3, 2016, 3:15 p.m. |
| 140814 w4 Thursday Younger Hall | 2014-08-14 | Martina Mueller-Franz | March 25, 2014, 1:38 p.m. |
| Rastede 12. Juni | Judith Kowalczik | June 8, 2015, 5:04 p.m. | |
| 160811 w4 Thursday - Common Room - St Andrews | 2016-08-11 | Martina Mueller-Franz | June 6, 2016, 1:04 p.m. |
| 160811 w4 Thursday - Younger Hall - St Andrews | 2016-08-11 | Martina Mueller-Franz | June 6, 2016, 1:05 p.m. |
| JaveaSCD-2015-04-15 | 2015-04-15 | Roy Birkinshaw | April 22, 2015, 2:04 p.m. |
| BMC 10/23/2019 | Lawrence Miller | Oct. 23, 2019, 7:12 p.m. | |
| Only 1 Common Figure (Easy) | Ruth Clarke | Sept. 16, 2015, 2:22 p.m. | |
| TAC AGM Friday Night 2016 | 2016-07-29 | Holly Boyd | Jan. 8, 2016, 9:03 p.m. |
| David Wasson, Albany Class, 4/25/21 | David Wasson | April 7, 2021, 2:48 a.m. | |
| Failte Dance 2021 | 2021-12-04 | Lara Friedman-Shedlov | Aug. 28, 2021, 3:25 a.m. |
| St A SS 2019 w4 Thursday in town | 2019-08-08 | Diana Hastie | Jan. 11, 2019, 11:22 p.m. |
| 150728 w1 Tuesday - St Andrews | 2015-07-28 | Martina Mueller-Franz | May 18, 2015, 1:01 p.m. |
| 150811 w3 Tuesday - St Andrews | 2015-08-11 | Martina Mueller-Franz | May 18, 2015, 1:01 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Delaware Ball 1997 | 1997-10-18 | Andy Peterson | April 1, 2018, 4:57 a.m. |
| 190808 w4 Thursday - Younger Hall | 2019-08-08 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Jan. 21, 2019, 1:42 p.m. |
| Summer School St Andrews 2019 Week 4 Thursday Younger Hall | Shoko Okumura | July 21, 2019, 4:55 p.m. | |
| Willersley Castle Matlock Tuesday evening | 2019-09-17 | alan poh | Sept. 15, 2019, 1:58 a.m. |
| Boston Highland Ball 2021 (Virtual) | 2021-05-08 | Charles Liu | March 29, 2021, 7:22 p.m. |
| Swarthmore Class 2016-09-20 | 2016-09-20 | Lawrence Miller | Sept. 9, 2016, 10:44 p.m. |
| Class 6-27-17 | 2017-06-27 | Sarah Harriman | June 28, 2017, 2:03 a.m. |
| 150730 w1 Thursday - Common Room - St A | 2015-07-30 | Martina Mueller-Franz | May 22, 2015, 1:05 a.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 23.05.2017 | 2017-05-23 | lldikó Szakolczai | May 26, 2017, 8:18 a.m. |
| San Francisco 1973 Valentine Ball | 1973-02-09 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 4, 2019, 1:39 a.m. |
| Spring Fling - 24 April 2022 | 2022-04-24 | Lydia Hedge | March 30, 2022, 1:47 p.m. |
| RSCDS New York Branch March 5th 2015 | 2015-03-05 | Sue Ronald | March 2, 2015, 8:40 p.m. |
| Kilmorack 2 couple dances for small classes | Peter Jamieson | Oct. 29, 2019, 1:50 p.m. | |
| 2017 St. Petersburg Burns Social | 2017-01-28 | Anton Korobeynikov | Jan. 20, 2017, 12:26 a.m. |
| Atholl SCDC - Joy's Programme - 10th January | 2017-01-10 | Joy Scott | Nov. 12, 2016, 1:19 p.m. |
| New Haven Highland Ball | 2015-03-07 | Peter Price | Nov. 24, 2014, 12:13 a.m. |
| FSCDC 18 March 2014 | 2014-03-18 | Anselm Lingnau | April 17, 2014, 5:59 p.m. |
| Montreal Workshop 2015 | 2015-10-03 | Holly Boyd | June 14, 2015, 2:37 p.m. |
| Trinity 22 Feb 20 - James Coutts | 2020-02-22 | Bill Austin | Jan. 12, 2020, 6:29 p.m. |
| 20170626 - Unit 5 teaching | 2017-06-26 | Zsofia Jozsef | July 19, 2017, 11:55 p.m. |
| 46th Frankfurt Spring Ball 2014 | 2014-04-26 | Anselm Lingnau | Nov. 11, 2014, 4:26 p.m. |
| Boston Highland Ball 2022 | 2022-05-08 | Karen Sollins | April 25, 2022, 4:07 a.m. |
| David Wasson, Boston Highland Ball March 2022 | David Wasson | March 1, 2022, 7:10 p.m. | |
| San Francisco 1972 Valentine Ball | 1972-02-19 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 4, 2019, 1:26 a.m. |
| RSCDS-LA Zoom Class, 2020-07 July | 2020-07-31 | Tony McQuilkin | Nov. 9, 2021, 7:13 p.m. |
| San Francisco 1974 Valentine Ball | 1974-02-09 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 4, 2019, 2:33 a.m. |
| Pinewoods Scottish Session 1, July 8th-11th, 2016 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 9, 2016, 9:21 p.m. | |
| RSCDS Core Repertoire 2016: Intermediate | Anselm Lingnau | July 7, 2017, 1:23 p.m. | |
| 2-Couple Dances A - C | Meinhard Reiser | Feb. 27, 2019, 4:49 p.m. | |
| Dilip's Mountain View Unit 4 Dances | Dilip Sequeira | Dec. 29, 2017, 7:38 p.m. | |
| Unit 5 Dances | Charles Liu | March 4, 2015, 2:18 a.m. |
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