Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

8-Bar Figures

The following Figures require 8 bars of music; where this is not the standard Time allocation and also where alternative Time allocations apply, some comment is included.

Allemande.

Allepousse.

Axum reel halfway:
the half form as defined in Complex Figures.

Bourrel.

Bourrel for 3 couples.

Bourrel for 4 couples.

Chain progression.

Chaperoned chain progression.

Circulating allemande for 2 couples.

Circulating knot for 2 couples.

Circulating allemande (for 3 couples).

Circulating knot (for 3 couples).

Crescent reels of four.

Crown triangles:
an unusual form which returns the Dancing couple to their Starting Positions.

Diagonal reel of four.

Diagonal reel of three.

Double hello-goodbye setting:
This is the traditional assignment which is convenient because variability of the final 2 bars is rare but care is needed since it is an exception to the preferrable practice for Hello-goodbye setting and Hello-goodbye poussette.

Double triangles.

En rond.

Espagnole.

Grand chain:
this Timing is rather rushed, even in Strathspeys.

Half celtic reel:

Half grand chain:
this Timing is much more comfortable, especially in Quick tempo dances.

Half Peter White reel:
as defined in Complex Figures.

Half petronella.

Half rondel.

Half schiehallion reel.

Hands across And back.

Hands round and back.

Hello-goodbye poussette:
This is the deviser's assignment but the potential variability of the final 2 bars makes it more convenient to define this Figure as the invariant initial 6 bars.

Hello-goodbye setting:
This is the traditional assignment but the extreme variability of the final 2 bars makes it more convenient to define this Figure as the invariant initial 6 bars.

Interlocking reels of four.

Inveran reels.

Keppoch:
for both the Strathspey and the Quick tempo versions.

Kilt pin reel.

Knot for 2 couples.

Knot for 3 couples.

Ladies' chain.

Ladies' schiehallion reel:
this exists as the Ladies' form of a Half schiehallion reel with this Timing.

Men's chain.

Onesome reel:
the half form as defined in Complex Figures.

Poussette.

Progressive chain.

Promenade round.

Reel of four.

Reel of three.

Reverse reel of four.

Reverse snake.

Right and lefts.

Rondel.

Rose progression.

Sash pin reel.

Set and rotate.

Set and rotate for 3 couples.

Slip knot for 2 couples.

Slip knot for 3 couples.

Snowball chain.

Smoke.

Snake.

Spoke.

Swirl.

Targe.

Teapots:
the full Figure as defined in Figures.

Tourbillon.

Tournée.

Weasel reel.


Links To Pages Related To 'Time Allocations'

Timing

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