Dance What a Beau my Granny was 7068

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

Devised by

Longman & Broderip (18C) (1792)

Intensity

888 888 880 808 = 83% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands round - 3 - with setting (HR;3P;SET;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.

Steps

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

Published in

Book 14 [9]
Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [22]
Pocket: Books 13,14,15 [21]
Preston's Selection of the most favorite Country Dances, Reels etc
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [732] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [668] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [637] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Extra Info

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According to the RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" this dance can be …

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According to the RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" this dance can be traced back to "Preston's Selection of the most favorite Country Dances, Reels etc" (c. 1800) where it was published with bars 1-8 and 9-16 in the opposite order.

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.

	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	What a Beau my Granny Was	Fiddlers Three Plus Two	Book 14/15. Music for Scottish Country Dances (2)	MC	2	R32 8	4:40	35.0
	What a Beau My Granny Was	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 14. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances	CD	9	R32 8	4:52	36.5

What a Beau my Granny was 3/4L · R32

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1–
: 1W+2W+3W set twice, circle3 L **while{8}** the 1M followed by 2M+3M chase round them clw, all to places
9–
: Repeat bars 1 - 8 the M set and circle3 L **while{8}** the W dance cclw round the men (1W leading), 1c+2c finish ready for
17–
: 1c+2c Poussette
25–
: 1c+3c R&L

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Note: for [9–16] neither the instructions nor any notes say that 1W leads cclw, 3W leading clw is also possible

E-cribs

What a Beau my Granny was 3/4L · R32

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1-8
: 1M followed by 2M+3M dance up & down behind Ladies, cross & up own
  side **while** 1L+2L+3L set twice & circle 3H round to left
9-16
: Repeat this Fig with Ladies dancing round as Men set & circle 3H round
17-24
: 1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1 3
25-32
: 1s+3s dance R&L

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

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