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Dance A Man's a Man for a' That 4126

See also: A Man's a Man for a' That (S32, 3/4L, Drewry: Silver City)

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Thomas (19C) Wilson (1816)
Intensity
880 820 822 888 = 72% (1 turn), 55% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Published in
Recommended Music

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.

Recordings whose titles are in italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
A Man's a Man for A' That Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band Book 30. LP+ 6 S32 87:50 58.8
A Man's a Man for A' That Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9 CD 6 S32 87:49 58.6
A Man's a Man for A' That David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band Book 30. Music for Book 30 plus 3 Dances by Hugh Foss CD 5 S32 88:30 63.8
A Man's a Man for a' That 3/4L · S32
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1–
: 1c+2c set twice ; RHA
9–
: 1c lead down | flowing into ½ RH turn to face up (2c up) ; 1c lead up to between and facing 2c | set to 2c (finish facing 1cnr)
17–
: Corner, P, corner, P to 2pl facing down (1W short turn into:)
25–
: 2c+1c+3c G-Chain
A Man's a Man for a' That 3/4L · S32
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1-8
: 1s+2s set twice & dance RH across to places
9-16
: 1s lead down, 1/2 turn RH & lead up to face 2s (1s BtoB in centre facing
  2s who have stepped up), set & 1s face 1st corners
17-24
: 1s turn 1st corner RH, turn partner LH, turn 2nd corner RH & cross LH to
  2nd place own sides
25-32
: 2s+1s+3s dance Grand Chain

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Added on: 2013-02-18 (Eric Ferguson)
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International Team Men, Newcastle Festival, 2017

Added on: 2023-02-20 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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