Military Two Step (Scotland)

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 inwards to face RLOD (CW) (2)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 with opposite footwork back in RLOD
Bar 9: Face partner, holding 2 hands. Jump on both feet together (1), kick L foot diagonally across to R (2)
Bar 10: repeat bar 9 with opposite footwork
Bar 11-12: Using 4 walking steps W turns CW under M's L, L's R joined hands
Bars 13-16: Take 4 polka steps around the room in LOD (turning)

Making the dance progressive/a mixer.

In bars 11-12, while turning under, women progress clockwise/forward to the next man.

Other Videos on the web

This first video cannot be embedded:
https://vimeo.com/89897896

Other instructions on the web

• http://www.thebigshoogle.com/ceilidh-dance-instructions/military-two-step
• https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/7552/
• http://www.scottishdance.net/ceilidh/dances.html#Military2Step
• http://www.personal.kent.edu/~ltaylor1/military%20two%20step-2.htm
• https://sites.google.com/site/patterndancesteps/patterns/military-two-step
• http://www.callanishmusic.com/upfiles/Military%20Twostep.docx.pdf
• https://www.myceilidh.co.uk/military-two-step
• http://www.burnsnightprague.com/Ceilidh-Dancing.html

Other Sources

• Anonymous (n.d.) Descriptions of Scottish Country Dances. ms.
• Ewart, David and May (1996) Scottish Ceilidh Dancing. Mainstream Publishing
• Knight, Peter (1996) Scottish Country Dancing: Collins Pocket Reference. Harper Collins Publisher

Also called: 2-step