Dance The Shire of Air 6053
Also known as “The Shire of Ayr”.
Jig · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- J (18C) Young (1740)
- Formations
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- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- 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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Punch | Andrew Rankine and his Band | Barn Dance Party | LP | 1 | J32 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Hot Toddy | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Second Celebration | LP | 2 | J32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| A Hot Toddy | Hugh Ferguson and the Dalriada Scottish Dance Band | Reflections of Dalriada | CD | 11 | J32 8 | 4:21 | 32.6 | ||
| Red Rum | Nicol McLaren and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for 16 dances from the Ribble Valley Book | CD | 13 | J32 8 | 4:40 | 35.0 |
The Shire of Air 2/4L · J32
1-8 : 1s cast & turn RH, 2s cast & turn RH 9-16 : 1s lead up for 2 steps & back **while** 2s lead down & back to face 1s, 1L+2L also 1M+2M dance out on own side, turn inwards & dance back 17-24 : 1s+2s circle 4H round to Left, set to partners & 1s cast 1 place as 2s step up 25-32 : 2s+1s dance R&L
