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List of Scottish country dances

 
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List of Scottish country dances is a list of Scottish country dances.

Dances below are marked with the song styles used: (r) reel; (j) jig; (p) polka; (s) strathspey; (w) waltz


  • The Bees of Maggieknockater – 32 bar (j) for 4 couples
  • The Belle of Bon Accord – 32 bar (s) for 4 couples
  • Blooms of Bon Accord - 32 bar (r) for 4 couples
  • Blue Bonnets - 32 bar (j) for 3 couples [1]
  • Clutha – 48 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Canadian Barn Dance
  • Dashing White Sergeant – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • The De'il Amang the Tailors – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • The Duke of Atholl's Reel - 32 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • The Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh – 40 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • The Duke of Perth – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • The Earl of Mansfield – 48 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • The Eightsome reel – 464 bars (r) - RSCDS
  • The Express – 40 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • Fergus McIver (a.k.a. Waverley) – 48 bars (j) - RSCDS
  • Flowers of Edinburgh – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • The Foula reel – 40 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • The Foursome reel – (s) & (r) - RSCDS
  • The Frisky - 32 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • The Fyket – 40 bar (j)
  • Gay Gordons
  • Ha! Ha! The Wooin' o' It – 32 bar (r)
  • Hamilton House – 32 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • The Highland Schottische
  • The Hollin Buss - 32 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • Hooper's Jig - 32 bar (j)
  • The Haymakers (a.k.a. Sir Roger de Coverley) - 48 bar (9/8 j) - RSCDS
  • Inverneill House
  • Inverness country dance – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Jenny Dang the Weaver - 32 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • La Russe – 48 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Lamb Skinnet – 32 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • The Lea Rig - 32 bar (s) - RSCDS
  • The Machine without horses – 32 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • Mairi's Wedding – 40 bar (r) - James B. Cosh (See also Wedding music)
  • Middling, Thank you – (r) - RSCDS
  • J.B. Milne – 32 bar (r) - Hugh Foss
  • The Military Two-step
  • The Montgomeries’ Rant – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Monymusk - 32 bar (s) - RSCDS
  • Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Petronella – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Postie’s Jig – 32 bar (j) for 4 couples - Roy Clowes
  • The Prince of Wales – (r)
  • Quiet and Snug - 32 bar (s) - RSCDS
  • The Reel of the 51st Division – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Rest and Be Thankful – 32 bar (r)
  • The Robertson Rant – 80 bar (s) danced in square formation - RSCDS
  • The Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow – 32 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • The Sailor – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Scottish Reform – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Shiftin’ Bobbins – 32 bar (r) - Roy Clowes
  • Sixteensome Reel – 464 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Speed the Plough – 32 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • St Bernard's Waltz
  • Stirling Castle - 32 bar (s)
  • Strip the Willow – 40 or 56 bar in either 6/8 or 9/8 time (in 9/8 it is also known as "Drops of Brandy") (j) - RSCDS
  • A Trip to Bavaria – 32 bar (r) for 4 couples
  • The Triumph – 24 bar (r) - RSCDS
  • Up in the Air - 32 bar (s) - RSCDS
  • Virginia Reel -40 bar (r) for 4 couples
  • Waltz Country Dance – 40 bar (w) - RSCDS
  • The Wee Cooper o' Fife - 40 bar (j) 2 couples in a 4 couple dance
  • The White Heather Jig - 40 bar (j)
  • The Wild Geese – 32 bar (j) - RSCDS
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley - 32 bar (r)

See also

External links

  • DanceData, database of Scottish country dances: more than 12,000 entries and information on music and recordings. A Web version is also available.
  • Minicrib is a database of nearly 4000 dances which enables cribsheets to be printed out.

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