Dance The Bees of Maggieknockater 445

Also known as “The Knees of Baggy Trousers” (unofficial).

Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by

John Drewry (1975)

Intensity

8040 8888 8888 8044 = 71% (1 turn), 72% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
Reel of three - promenade hold - half (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;HALF;)

Steps

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Published in

Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two [1]
The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances [2]
A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [54]
Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [54]
The Reel [133]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [39] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [46] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [38] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [39] (diagram only)

Online Sources

https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/_files/ugd/580b0a_6220fced85ed4520b739b15404471801.pdf#page=4

Recommended Music

Forres Country Dance (Robert R Gourlay)

Extra Info

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In the note on the original dance instructions, John Drewry wrote:  
*Maggieknockater is a …

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In the note on the original dance instructions, John Drewry wrote:  
*Maggieknockater is a hamlet two miles North-east of Craigellachie. In a field there beside the road is a large sign – Maggieknockater Apiary – hence the title of this dance.*  
Some years later, John noted that the apiary had closed and the sign had been removed.

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band	Tae Gar Ye Loup	LP+	3	J32 4	2:23	35.8
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Caber Feidh	Caber Feidh	LP	8	J32 4	2:12	33.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band	Strictly Scottish Volume Two	CD+	8	J32 4	2:15	33.8
The Bees of MaggieKnockater	Ian Cruickshanks and his Band	Nice to See You	CD	13	J32 4	2:16	34.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	The Scotsmen	Two More Couples Please	LP	11	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3)	CD	1	J32 4	2:28	37.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part one	CD	5	J32 4	2:20	35.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 3	CD	1	J32 4	2:18	34.5
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	Let's Dance Again...	MC	5	J32 4	2:24	36.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Schiehallion SCD Band	The Vancouver Collection of Scottish Music	LP+	6	J32 4	2:17	34.2
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Salute t' Scottish Dancing	LP	4	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 3	MC	1	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Marian Anderson and her Band	The Fisherman's Reel	CD	5	J32 4	2:24	36.0
Bees of Maggieknockater	Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra	Vancouver - 20th Anniversary	CD	1	J32 4	2:27	36.8
The Bees of Maggieknockater	The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band	Ah'm Dancin'! - Old Time Dances	CD	12	J32 4	2:25	36.2
The Bees of Maggieknockater	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	The Joy of Sets	CD+	17	J32 4	2:18	34.5

The Bees of Maggieknockater 4/4L · J32

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1–
: 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; 1c+3c RHA, finish as pairs 1M+3W & 3M+1W facing out on W/M side in promhold
9–
: Pairs+ 2c+4c Rsh ½Reels3 on sides ; pairs meet & take P in promhold for Lsh ½Reels3 on sides
17–
: Meet and repeat (as pairs Rsh ½Reels3 ; with P Lsh ½Reels3)
25–
: 1c (passing inside) turn 3c 1½ Easy Hand ; 1c cross and passing inside turn 4c EH 1½ (to 2,3,4,1)

E-cribs

The Bees of Maggieknockater 4/4L · J32

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1-8
: 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, dance RH across with 3s & end 1M+3L also
  1L+3M in prom hold facing out to pass corner person RSh
9-24
: All dance 4x1/2 Reels of 3 on sides (to right to start, then left, right
  & left) with 1s+3s changing partners in centre at end of each 1/2 Reel
  to progress Men clockwise & Ladies anticlockwise. End in centre 1s
  facing down & 3s facing up
25-32
: 1s dance between 3s turning 3s with nearer hand 1.1/2 times, crossing
  over to own sides & turn 4th person 1.1/2 times (Men RH & Ladies LH)

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