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Highland Schottische  Scotland These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. First attested in 1855 under the name Balmoral Schottische. Music : https://youtu.be/EKfN6rBbjQA   https://youtu.be/3zxTzC64Cno https://youtu.be/ck8Q0PzaAdA https://www.amazon.com/Highland-Schottische-Scottish-Ceilidh-Music/dp/B00O0R29L2/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1531432073&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Highland+schottische Folkraft 1177,  RCA Victor 4133,  RCA Victor 1621 Meter :Any  4/4 Scottish Schottische tune Formation : Couples in Ballroom position around the room. M in the center, W on the outside. M Introduction : depends upon recording, may be a chord or may be 4-8 bars introduction with no action. Bar 1: Hop on Inside and point outside foot in LOD (in 2nd position) (1), hop on I and bring O foot back behind I calf (2) Hop on inside, and point O towards LOD (3), Hop on I and bring O in front of I  shin (4). For older dancers, this step can be done withou...

Military Two Step Scotland These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Originally choreographed by James Finnigan. Music : https://youtu.be/l7HEMsuAZys https://youtu.be/QBCaMbHP27o https://youtu.be/0AwWAKK8bCs https://youtu.be/Wc98P-DN0Gk https://www.amazon.com/Military-Two-Step-Medley/dp/B0059CPZI6/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1531429125&sr=1-1&keywords=Military+two+step https://www.amazon.com/Military-Two-Step/dp/B004Y43WBW/ref=sr_1_4?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1531429125&sr=1-4&keywords=Military+two+step&dpID=61s99DD9pbL&preST=_SX342_QL70_&dpSrc=srch Meter : 2/4 March (or 6/8 march counted as (123)(456)) Formation : Couples around the room in promenade or skaters hold, facing LOD (CCW), M on the L, W on the R. Introduction : Depends upon the music, but often 4 bars no action or a chord. Bar 1: Touch outside heel forward (1), touch outside toe next to inside foot (2) Bar 2: repeat bar 1 Bar 3: Walk O (1), I (2) forward in LOD Bar 4: Walk O (1), pivot in...

The Flying Scotsman  Scotland These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. The Flying Scotsman is a train that goes from Edinburgh to London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Scotsman_(train)) Music : 32 bar reel Meter : 2/4 Formation : Longwise set of 4 couples Introduction : Bow to partner on chord, then start right away Bars 1-8: First 3 men form arches with hands, First 3 women join hands and lead around back of M1, under arch and in front of M2, Under arch and behind M3 and then back up to the top on their own side Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8, but with M dancing through W's arches. Bars 17-24: 1st couple take two hands and sashay step down to the bottom, Other 3 couples step up. 1st couple sashay back up but end in 4th place. Bars 25-32: All 4 couples take two hands and sashay down and back repeat 3-8 more times with a new couple in the lead each time.  Other notes on the web https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/dance-crib/flying-scotsman.html http://www.scottishda...

Britannia Two Step Scotland These notes @2018, Andrew Carnie Music : Any 16 or 32 bar Scottish March Meter : 2/4 , 4/4 or 6/8 Formation : Trios all facing CCW around the room. Traditionally the person in the middle is a M and the people on the sides are W. Introduction : Depends upon the recording, but typically Bar 1: Hop on R foot, touching L Heel forward to diagonal L (1), Hop on R foot, touching L toe next to R foot (2) Bar 2: Hop on R (&) Step on L forward to diagonal L (1), close R next to L (&), Step on L diagonally to L (2) Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork Bar 5-6: Skip-change step forward twice  or  4 walking steps forward Bar 7-8: Skip-change step backwards twice or 4 walking steps backwards Bars 9-10: set twice (L then R) Bars 11-12:  while continuing to set, the side people (traditionally the W) turn under the joined hands towards the center person. Bars 13-16: repeat bars 5-8. The dance can be made progressive by having the center pers...

Orcadian Strip the Willow Scotland These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Strip the Willow is a traditional Scottish Ceilidh dance. This variant of that dance is a simplified version that comes either from the Orkney Islands or the Shetland Islands. It is becoming increasingly more popular than the longer traditional dance and is slowly replacing it at Ceilidhs around the world. Music : Any 32 bar Jig Meter : 6/8 Formation : Longwise set for as many couples as will. Introduction : depends upon the music, but often a bow on a chord Bars 1-8: Top couple swing. This can either be done with a R elbow turn, or by grabbing partner's R elbow and holding L hand underneath. Bars 9-10: Man turns next woman on the side, and W turns next M on the side with L hand (or L elbow) Bars 11-12: Turn partner by the right hand all the way around. ... Keep working your way down the set to the bottom turning Opposite by the L and partner by the R. ... when you reach the bottom you swing again as in bars 1-8. ...