Dance Brig o' Doon 805

Strathspey · 96 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 3

Devised by

Unknown

Intensity

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

Formations

Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Back to Back (BKTOBK)
Petronella (16 bars) (PET)
Cast behind own lines and lead up the middle (CBL&LeadUp)
Cast behind own lines and dance up the middle (CBL&DanceUp)
Arches (ARCHES)

Steps

Highland Schottische, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

Scottish Dances collected by Mary Isdal MacNab [15]
MacNab Dances Vol 2 [2]
Four Traditional Scottish Dances - 2nd Set [3]
Dance(s) Collected by Mary Isdale MacNab [4]
The MacNab Dances in diagrams [15] (diagram only)

Online Sources

https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/_files/ugd/580b0a_0356ff2718dd4d0198691bd85d4c8a9e.pdf

Recommended Music

Extra Info

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This dance was collected at Dalmellington in the early 19th Century. It was a …

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

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (3). 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
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

Brig o' Doon 3/3L · S96

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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)

E-cribs

Brig o' Doon 3/3L · S96

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Part A

1-8
: 1L crosses to 3M, 1L+3M set HS & 1L returns to place
9-16
: 1M repeats with 3L
17-24
: 1s dance Figs of 8 on own sides dancing between 2s to start
25-32
: 2s dance DoSiDo & all set HS

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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

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The MacNab Dances in Diagrams (Angus Henry)

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Name	Type	Date	Owner	Last changed
FSCDC Fugues etc. 18 May 2019	Class	2019-05-18	Anselm Lingnau	May 18, 2019, 9:23 p.m.
Mary Isdal Macnab	Unknown	2018-01-01	Dance ForFun	Jan. 13, 2017, 1:41 p.m.

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Id	Subject	Date	Submitter	Assigned to	Priority	Disposition
2377	Brig o’ Doon	March 15, 2021, 11:44 a.m.	Stephen Webb	Murrough Landon	Normal	Fixed