Dance The Swilcan 6420

Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)

Devised by

James B Cosh

Intensity

8448/8888/8448/6082 = 75% (1 turn), 75% (whole dance)

Formations

Balance in Line (BALNCE)
Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

Book 23 [8]
Pocket: Books Five for 1965,23,24 [13]
Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [56]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [530] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [690] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [632] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [604] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Gordon B. Cosh (Norrie MacInnes)

Extra Info

The Swilcan

Swilcan Burn, that hazard to golfers playing the 1st and 18th holes of the Old Course at St. Andrews, is a stream that, after meandering about the links, empties into St. Andrews Bay at the West Sands. The rule for golfers is that shots trapped in Swilcan Burn can be lifted out and dropped as near as possible to the point of entry into the water but on the side furthest from the hole, with the penalty of one stroke.

For over eight hundred years Swilcan Bridge over the burn has marked the pathway that led from the old ecclesiastical town to the safe harbour at the estuary of the River Eden. The burn and its banks were once used by the townspeople as a place to wash and bleach their clothing.

From “Scotland Dances”, by Eugenia (Jeannie) Callander Sharp (Used by permission.)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Swilcan	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Legendary Jimmy Shand	CD	9	J32 4	2:21	35.2
The Swilcan	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Legendary Jimmy Shand	LP+	11	J32 4	2:21	35.2
The Swilcan	Jim MacLeod and his Band	Selected Scottish Country Dances	CD+	2	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Swilcan	Olympians Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Dance Music	CD	8	J32 4	2:21	35.2
The Swilcan	Olympians Scottish Dance Band	Meet the Olympians	LP	2	J32 4	2:21	35.2
The Swilcan	The Deirdre Adamson Quartet	Come Scottish Country Dancing	CD+	7	J32 4	2:27	36.8
The Swilcan	Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	Let's Dance Again. Volume 2	MC	12	J32 4	2:19	34.8
The Swilcan	John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie	Steppin' Out	CD+	1	J32 4	2:31	37.8
The Swilcan Jig	Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Dance Frolic	CD	1	J32 4	2:16	34.0
The Swilcan Jig	Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band	Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band	LP	4	J32 4	2:16	34.0
The Swilcan	John Ellis and his Highland Country Band	John Ellis	LP	2	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Swilcan	McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band	Let's All Go Scottish Country Dancing	LP	3	J32 8	4:28	33.5
The Swilcan	The Craigowl Scottish Dance Band	Night Owls	MC	15	J32 4	2:26	36.5
The Swilcan	Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 23. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances	CD+	8	J32 4	2:28	37.0
The Swilcan	Jim Johnstone and his Band	Take the Floor	MC	8	J32 8	4:30	33.8
The Swilcan	Jim Johnstone and his Band	Heather Medley Scottish Country Dancing	CD+	15	J32 8	4:30	33.8

The Swilcan 4/4L · J32

1–: 1c+2c & 3c+4c join RH on side and Balance in Lines across | Hold RH and BiL on own side (2,1,4,3) ; the middle pairs (1M+4M & 1W+4W) hold LH and BiL across | hold LH and BiL on sides (2,4,1,3)
9–: Reels4 on the sides
17–: 2c+4c & 1c+3c Circle4 ; 4c+1c LHA (2,4,1,3)
25–: 1c+3c ½ R&L ; 3c+1c cross RH , 4c+3c change places on side LH (2,3,4,1)

E-cribs

The Swilcan 4/4L · J32

1-4: 1s+2s & 3s+4s 1/4 turn RH on sides to form line of 4 across & Bal-in-Line, drop LH & 1/4 turn RH to all Bal-in-Line on own sides
5-8: 1s 1/4 turn 4s LH to Bal-in-Line across, drop RH & 1/4 LH turn to all Bal-in-Line on own sides ending 2 4 1 3
9-16: All dance RSh reels of 4 on own side. 1s+4s pass LSh at end
17-24: 2s+4s & 1s+3s circle 4H round once to left; 4s+1s only (centre couples) dance LH across
25-32: 1s+3s (bottom couples) dance 1/2 R&L & cross RH with partner to own side; 4s & 3s (centre couples) change places LH on side. 2 3 4 1

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

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