Ferla Mor

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

FERLA MOR (R8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry Deeside Book 1

1- 8 1s set, ½ turn RH to 2nd place opposite sides (2s step up), set and turn RH to end 1L facing her 1st corner with partner following
9-16 1s dance RSh Tandem diagonal reel of 3 with 1st corners end facing 3M
17-24 Repeat with 2nd corners 1s end by turning LH bars 23-24 to face own 1st corners
25-32 1s turn 1st corners RH (corners dance 4 bars), pass RSh to turn 2nd corners RH and cross RSh to place own side

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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Dance Information

Ferla Mor is an anglicization of the Gaelic, "Am Fear Liath Mòr", which means "The Big Grey Man", the name given to a presence or creature which is said to haunt the summit and passes of Ben MacDui, the highest peak of the Cairngorms and the second highest peak in Scotland.

"Am Fear Liath Mòr" should be pronounced as "~m Fe~r Lee~ Moer" in English with the following conventions:
  "~" represents the , vowel sound;
  "ee" is as in "beet"; and
  "oe" is as in "toe".
See Gaelic Dance Names for more information on Gaelic spelling and pronunciation.

Ben MacDui

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