Dance The Frisky 2349
Also known as “That's Risky” (unofficial).
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Robert Bremner
- Intensity
- 800/888/840/880 = 62% (1 turn), 47% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Book 26 [10]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 25 to 30 (Combined A5 edition) [22]
- Pocket: Books 25,26,27 [22]
- Thirty Popular Scottish Country Dances [13]
- Fifty Scottish Dances [14]
- Twenty Four Country Dances for 1759 (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [193] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [240] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [211] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [204] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
The Frisky
While it is not usual in this work to concern oneself with the words to any other than the original tunes used for the dances, it is worthwhile recording here the words to the traditional children’s singing game, “Humber Jumber”, the tune of which is used for “The Frisky”.
As I went up by Humber Jumber,
Humber Jumber, Jeinie O,
There I met Sir Hoker Poker
Carrying away Campeinie, O.
If I had had my tit-for-tat,
My tit-my-tat, my teinie, O,
I’d never have let Sir Hoker Poker
Carry away Campeinie, O!
This was a popular riddle, the solution being “Sir Hoker Poker”, the wolf, “Campeinie”, a sheep, while the singer was the shepherd. The “tit-my-tat” was the usual name for a gun in such riddles.
The Frisky 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c turn RH | cast off (2c up) ; turn LH | cast off one (3c up) (2,3,1)
- 9–
- Circle6 and back
- 17–
- 1c lead to the top [**] (2c+3c down) ; 1c+2c set twice
- 25–
- 1c+2c ½ R&L ; 2c+1c set | cross RH (2,1,3)
[**] dance in {1}, dance up NHJ and out to 1pl {3}
The Frisky 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s turn RH & cast 1 place, turn LH & cast down 1 place
- 9-16
- 2s+3s+1s circle 6H round & back
- 17-24
- 1s lead up to top & 1s+2s set twice
- 25-32
- 1s+2s dance 1/2 R&L, set & cross RH to own sides
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Danced in Egertorget in Oslo, 2nd May, 2012
Added on: 2013-05-19 (Truus de Ceuster)
Quality: Good
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Highland Park, Auckland, NZ, 2023
Added on: 2023-06-12 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
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(Vimeo must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Johnsonville/Capital City Combined Annual Dance 2022. Music by …
Added on: 2022-09-18 (John Homes)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
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Added on: 2018-10-02 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Animation
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