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.scottishdance.net/ceilidh/dances.html#FlyingScotsman
- http://198.252.106.75/~ofdaca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Kernerman-Dance-Notes-EFG.pdf
- https://www.ceilidhminogue.co.uk/FS.html
Other videos on the web
Other Sources
- Anonymous (n.d.) Scottish Country Dance Descriptions
- Austin Edwin (2004b) Classic Folk Dances vol 2. BYU
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