Monadh Liath

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MONADH LIATH (S8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry Bankhead Book 6

1- 8 1s+2s set, 1s ½ turn RH moving down as 2s cast up, 1s set and turn LH to Balance-in-Line with 1st corners
9-12 1s+1st corners Highland Schottische Balance-in-Line:
With hands joined as for normal balancing in line all dance 1st bar of Highland Schottische with right foot
Centre couple drop left hands and all move to right joining LH with corners (under their RH) then drop RH and corners join right hands in centre
All repeat Highland Schottische with left foot and drop hands in centre, all move to left to bring original centre couple into centre to face corners
13-16 1s+1st corners dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 1s end ready to Balance-in-Line with 2nd corners
17-24 1s+2nd corners Highland Schottische Balance-in-Line and dance ½ diagonal reel of 4
25-32 1s turn LH in middle to end Lady facing 2s and Man 3s while corners dance round clockwise to own corners, 1L+2s and 1M+3s dance RH across. 213

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

Monadh Liath
John Drewry Bankhead Book 6
Strathspey 8 x 32 bars 3 Couple Repeat 4 Couple Set Longwise Set

1-2 1s2s set on the sides;

3-4 1s cross down to 2nd place;

5-8 1s set and turn by the left, finishing in balance position with first corners;

9-12 2M1L1M3L set (Highland Schottische, dropping hands and passing in the second half of each step);

13-16 2M1L1M3L half diagonal reel of 4, 1s finishing in balance position with second corners;

17-24 1s repeat bars 9-16 with second corners;

25-28 1s turn by the left 1½ times WHILE 3s2s chase halfway round the set;

29-32 2s1L 1M3s right hands across, finishing 2s1s3s.

(MAXICRIB. Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle)

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The Monadhliath (or Monadh Liath) Mountains are a range of mountains in north west Scotland. Running in a northeast to southwest direction, the mountains lie on the western side of Strathspey. Càrn Dearg is the highest peak of the Monadh Liath mountains with a summit of 945m (3100 feet), 16 miles (24 km) south of Inverness.

"Monadh Liath" in Gaelic means "Grey Moor" and should be pronounced as "Mon~dh Lee~" in English; "Càrn Dearg" which means "Red Rock" is pronounced as "Kahr~n Jer~k" with stress always on the first syllable and where:
  "dh" is as a more guttural form of ch in "loch";
  "~" represents the very short, indeterminate, vowel sound;
  "ee" is as in "beet";
  "ah" is as in "shah"; and
  "e" is as in "bet".
See Gaelic Dance Names for more information on Gaelic spelling and pronunciation.

Monadh Liath Mountains

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