Dance What a Beau my Granny was 7068
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Longman & Broderip (18C) (1792)
- Intensity
- 888 888 880 808 = 83% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- 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
- According to the RSCDS publication “Scottish Country Dances Books 13–18” this dance can be traced back to “Preston’s Selection of …
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.
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| 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
- 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
Note: for [9–16] neither the instructions nor any notes say that 1W leads cclw, 3W leading clw is also possible
What a Beau my Granny was 3/4L · R32
- 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
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Added on: 2021-10-12 (Roland Telle)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Branch mini bal 1er février | Unknown | 2019-02-01 | Claire CUNIN | Jan. 27, 2019, 10:18 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 1996-1997 | Unknown | 1996-12-31 | Andy Peterson | April 14, 2018, 5:25 p.m. |
| Hamburg_20231005 | Class | 2023-10-05 | Hansmartin Zeuner | Oct. 6, 2023, 8:36 a.m. |
| Newcastle display | Unknown | kmg | Dec. 29, 2022, 1:22 p.m. | |
| Darmstadt_2018_08_20 | Unknown | 2018-08-20 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Aug. 26, 2018, 5:09 p.m. |
| Ski'n-Do Saturday 2018 | Unknown | 2018-02-24 | Martin McWilliam | Feb. 12, 2018, 4:52 p.m. |
| CGB AGM Oberlethe Saturday 2018-09-01 | Unknown | 2018-09-01 | Martin McWilliam | July 16, 2018, 11:28 a.m. |
| 2019-01-26 Paris Saturday dance program | Unknown | 2019-01-26 | antoine rousseau | Jan. 5, 2019, 11:49 a.m. |
| RSCDS Paris Branch - October weekend 2021 - Evening dance | Unknown | 2021-10-09 | Rémi Lacroix | Sept. 29, 2021, 9:11 p.m. |
| RSCDS Paris Branch - Bal du 14 mars 2020 | Unknown | 2020-03-14 | Rémi Lacroix | Feb. 19, 2020, 10:58 p.m. |
| Hamburg Class 2023-02-16 | Unknown | 2023-02-16 | Secretary SCD Hamburg | Feb. 15, 2023, 8:46 p.m. |
| Darmstadt_2018_08_27 | Unknown | 2018-08-27 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Aug. 26, 2018, 5:10 p.m. |
| Ross-on-Wye Easter '18 Weekend School Saturday Dance | Unknown | 2018-03-31 | Stephen Goulden | Feb. 5, 2018, 12:43 p.m. |
| RSCDS Book 14 | Unknown | Ward Fleri | Dec. 9, 2021, 2:52 a.m. | |
| 2018-05-25 Meaudre | Unknown | antoine rousseau | March 10, 2018, 11:44 a.m. | |
| Headington Class 6 October 2022 | Unknown | 2022-10-06 | Sandra McLevy | Sept. 27, 2022, 7:14 p.m. |
| Tascal Winter Ball 2023 | Function | 2023-08-19 | Sally Ord | June 5, 2023, 5:11 a.m. |
| CTI Training Dance Selections (Books 42–52+Gr1/2) | Unknown | 2021-04-20 | Anselm Lingnau | April 18, 2021, 9:13 p.m. |
| 2018-07 TAC taught | Unknown | antoine rousseau | Aug. 8, 2018, 3:13 p.m. | |
| PW 2019 Janet Johnston | Unknown | Charles Liu | May 14, 2019, 3 a.m. | |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2003 - 2013 | Unknown | Cord Walter | May 19, 2014, 11:25 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 4 Paare | Informational | Cord Walter | Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. |
