
Steps, Figures, Formations
* = used in only a few dances
STEPS: (for animated examples of steps see website at: http://www.accesscom.com/~reellass/scd/funstuff/step1gif.html
Reels/Jigs: Skip change / Slip step / Pas de Basque /*Running step
Strathspeys: Strathspey travelling step / Strathspey setting Step /*Highland Schottishche /* Glasgow Highlander Step ------------------------------------------------------
FIGURES: Advance & Retire
Allemande (2 cpl / 3 cpl / 4 cpl)
Back to Back
Balance in Line
* Birl (or Bourrel)
Bow and Curtsey
Casting
Corner Formations: turn corners and partner / corner chain / set to and turn corners / set to corners
Cross Over
*Crown Triangles
Double Triangles (reversing double triangles)
*En Rond
*Espagnole
Figure of Eight
Grand Chain
Hands Across (wheels, 3 hands - teapots)
Hands Round (circles - 4, 6, 8 hands round, 1/2)
*Knot (variations: Kiwi Knot, Slip Knot)
*La Barette
Ladies Chain
*Men's Chain
Lead Down the Middle and Up
*Peerie
Petronella (in tamdem)
*Philabeg
Poussette: for 3 and 4 cpls / in round the room dances / all around (strathspey), 1/2 round (S) / *highland schottische poussette
Promenade: 2 cpl / 3 cpl / 4 cpl / followed by cast off 2, 3 cpl
Reels:
Reels of 4 - across the dance / on the side / 1/2 / diagonal
Reels of 3 - across the dance / on the side, mirror, parrallel/ 1/2 crossover reels, Inveran reels / after set and turn corners / after set to corners / after set to corners and partner / after turn corners and partner / Schiehallion
Rights and Lefts: 2 cpl, 3 cpl, 1/2
*Rondel
*Roulette
*Set and Link (for 2, for 3)
Setting (singly; 3 and 3 across; 2, 3, 4 on sides)
*Set and Rotate
*Spoke
*Spurtle
Stepping Up and Down
*Swirl
*Targe
*The Tourbillon
*Tournee (For animated diagram of the tournee see: http://www.accesscom.com/~reellass/scd/funstuff/animgif.html Turns - once round (rt hand/lf hand 2 bars, 4 bars, 1/2, 1 1/2, one hand, two hands)
*Whirligig
A thank you to Richard Walker for help completing this list.
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