Dance Brig o' Doon 805

Strathspey · 96 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: OnceOnly)

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40/404/800/484 /888/888/888/888 400 400 888 888 = 66% (1 turn), 67% (whole dance)

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Extra Info: This dance was collected at Dalmellington in the early 19th Century. It was a great favourite at the balls in …

This dance was collected at Dalmellington in the early 19th Century. It was a great favourite at the balls in that district.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Brig O' Doon	The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble	Dances from the Collections of Mary Isdale MacNab Vol 2	CD	2	S96	3:21	67.0
The Brig O' Doon	Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Band	Favourite SCDs Vol. 4 Dancer's Choice	CD	9	S96 1	3:17	65.7
Brig O' Doon	The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble	Music for Scottish Dances Collected by Mary Isdal MacNab	CD	16	S96 1	3:23	67.7

1–: 1W advances to 3M | both set H.Schottische | 1W returns to place
9–: 1M+3W repeat
17–: 1c (start inwards) mirror Fig8 on the sides
25–: 2c dance BtoB ; all couples set H.Schottische
33–48: All couples full Petronella
49–: All C advance {1} and face down NHJ, 3c (2c+1c following) dance down {1} | out to beyond the sides {2}; up {2} | towards each other {2} to form a line across, facing down, holding hands with crossed arms
57–: All dance down ; backwards up and face L (to W side) in a line across, making arches with RH on the shoulder of person in front
65–: 1W (start to the R) casts down and under each arch till she is behind 1M
73–: 1M (start by casting L behind 1W) dances up and under each arch to the top, and all face up
81–: 1c (2c+3c following) dance down behind the sidelines {3}, in towards P {2}, lead up {3}, 1c crossing (1,2,3)
89–: While 3c make an arch, 1c with 2c following, cast off behind own lines ; and dance up under arch to (1,2,3)

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Part B

33-48: All dance full Petronella
49-56: 3s followed by 2s+1s dance down 1 step & cast up on own sides to form lines of 6 across facing down with 3s in middle
57-64: All cross hands & advance 4 steps, all dance backwards 4 steps, end by dropping hands & turning left to place RH on shoulder of person in front
65-72: 1L turns right about & dances in & out under the arms to the other end of the line
73-80: 1M turns left about & dances in & out under the arm to other end of the line
81-88: 1s followed by 2s+3s cast down room & lead up the centre with 1s crossing to own sides
89-96: 1s followed by 2s cast on own sides & lead up under arch made by 3s to places