Dance

Introduction  

        Steps           

Music

Tempo Range

(beats per minute)

Tune num:

Highland Fling

Sword Dance

 

 

 

Seann Triubhas

 

 

Strathspey and

Highland Reel

 

Strathspey and

Half Tulloch

 

Strathspey

Highland Reel,

And half Tulloch

 

Reel of Tulloch

 

Irish Jig

 

Sailor’s Hornpipe

 

Wilt you Go

To Barracks Johnny

 

The Earl of Errol

 

Scotch Measure

 

Flora MacDonald’s

Fance

 

Blue Bonnets

 

Village Maid

 

Highland Laddie

 

Scottish Lilt

 

(Scottish Country Dancers)

Gay Gordons

 

Highland Scottische

 

Eightsome Reel

4 Bars

4 Bars

 

 

 

4 bars

 

 

4 bars

 

 

4 bars

 

 

4 bars

 

 

 

8 bars

 

8 bars

 

8 bars

 

4 bars

 

 

8 bars

 

8 bars

 

8 bars

 

 

 

8 bars

 

8 bars

 

8 bars

 

4 bars

 

 

4 bars

 

 

4 bars

 

 

4 bars

4 or 6 steps

3 slow & 1 quick

2 slow & 1 quick

2 slow & 2 quick

 

4 slow  2 quick or

3 slow & 1 quick

 

4 steps strathspey

4 steps Reel

 

4 steps strathspey

8 steps reel

 

4 steps strathspey

12 steps reel

 

 

16 steps

 

4 or 6 steps

 

4 or 6 steps

 

4 or 6 steps

 

 

4 or 6 steps

 

4 or 6 steps

 

4 or 6 steps

 

 

 

 

4 or 6 steps

 

4 or 6 steps

 

4 or 6 steps

 

4 or 6 steps

 

 

At least 8 times

 

 

 

At least 8 times

 

Opening

8 dance solo’s

  

Ending

8 bars/steps

 Slow: 16 bars/step

Quick: 16 bars/step

 

 

Slow: 8 bars/step

Quick: 8 bars/step

 

Strath: 8 bars/step

Reel: 8 bars/step

 

Strath: 8 bars/step

Reel: 8 bars/step

 

Strath: 8 bars/step

Reel: 8 bars/step

 

 

8 bars / step

 

16 bars / step

 

16 bars / step

 

8 bars / step

 

 

16 bars / step

 

16 bars / step

 

16 bars / step

 

 

16 bars / step

 

16 bars / step

 

16 bars / step

 

8 bars / step

 

 

16 bars / time

 

8 bars / time

 

40 bars

48 bars

( 1 tune played 3 times)

For each dance solo

40 bars

113 – 124

 Slow: 105 – 118

Quick: 67 – 70

 

 

Slow: 96 – 101

Quick: 126 – 129

 

Strath:119 – 125

Reel: 98 – 106

 

Strathspey: 122

Reel: 100

 

Strathspey: 118

Reel: 102

 

 

101

 

120 – 127

 

94 – 103

 

112

 

 

81

 

95

 

98 – 102

 

 

96

 

94

 

98

 

98 – 108

 

 

108 – 110

 

140 -150

1-3,8-16

 

4

5

 

6

7 – 8

 

8 - 16

17 – 28

 

8 – 16

17 – 28

 

8 – 16

17 – 28

 

 

17 – 28

 

29 - 32

 

33 – 36

 

37 – 40

 

 

38

 

41 – 42

 

43 – 44

 

 

45

 

46

 

47

 

48 – 49

 

 

39 – 42

 

8 9, 16

 

 

21

17 – 20, 22 – 28

(use a different tune for each dance solo)

21

 “A High Cut Above” Music for Highland Dancing SFU (Simon Fraser University Pipe Band)

 

Tunes:

1. The Marquis of Huntly - Strathspey

2. The Devel in the Kitchen - Strathspey

3. The Calendonian Society of London - Strathspey

4. Ghillie Calum  Sword Dance - Slow Time

5. Ghillie Calum  Sword Dance - Quick Time

6. Seann Triubhas - Slow Time

7. Seann Triubhas - Quick time

8. The Keel Row - strathspey

9. Orange and Blue  - Strathspey

10. Lady MacKenzie of Fairburn - Strathspey

11. The Fiddler's Joy - Strathspey

12. Stumpie  - Strathspey

13. McPherdran's Strathspey - Strathspey

14. Lord Blantyre  - Strathspey

15. Monymusk - Strathspey

16. The Rose Among the Heather - Strathspey

17. The Reel of Tulloch - Reel

18. The High Road to Linton - Reel

19. Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay - Reel

20. Dancing Feet - Reel

21. The Devil Among the Tailors - Reel

22. The Fairy Dance  - Reel

23. The Kilt is My Delight - Reel

24. Kate Dalrymple - Reel

25. The Piper of Drummond - Reel

26. Sleepy Maggie - Reel

27. Jock Wilson's Ball - Reel

28. Miss Girdle - Reel

29. Paddy's Leather Breeches - Jig

30. The Irish Washerwoman - Jig

31. Paddy O'Rafferty - Jig

32. Corkhill - Jig

33. Jackie Tar - Hornpipe

34. My Love She's But A Lasie Yet - 2/4 March

35. Crossing the Minch - Hornpipe

36. The 78th's Walk Round - Hornpipe

37. The Braes of Mar - Strathspey

38. The Earl of Errol - Hornpipe

39. Scotland the Brave - 4/4 March

40. The Barren Rocks of Aden - 2/4 March

41. Teribus - 2/4 March

42. Corriechoillie's Welcome - 2/4 March

43. The Glendaruel Highlanders - 6/8 March

44. The Atholl Highlanders - 6/8 March

45. All the Blue Bonnets are over the Border - 6/8 March

46. The Liberton Pipe Band - 2/4 March

47. The Highland Laddie - 2/4 March

48. The Battle of the Somme - 9/8 Retreat

49. Drops of Brandy - 9/8 Jig