The Elephant's Stampede
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE ELEPHANT'S STAMPEDE (J4x48) Sq.Set Lorna MacDonald and Gillian Mackintosh Aurora 10th Anniversary Book1- 8 All circle 8H round and back
9-16 1s+3s advance nearer hands joined and with free hand join with 2s and 4s, retire into longwise set across the dance; all dance ½ parallel RSh reels of 4 across
17-24 All dance ½ R&L at each end of set (across to start); end couples and middle couples turn RH 1½ times to form Sq.Set
25-32 All Ladies petronella turn to next Ladies' place to right and set, repeat to meet partner (all have progressed 1 place to right), Ladies face out
33-48 All dance full Schiehallion Reel. 2341
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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In August 1995, this dance was performed in Aberdeen to celebrate the wedding of Helen Bonar and Steve Beaney.According to John Fairbairn, the dance was specially created as a wedding gift for Helen, with its name reflecting her zoological interest in elephants.
Wild Elephants
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