General Information
Originally devised by Charles Upton of
Deeside Caledonian Society, Wirral, UK and now maintained by a small
group of friends (The MiniCrib Team), MINICRIB is an
easy to use "database" of
brief notes (cribs) covering over 4,600 Scottish Country Dances which
enables "Cribsheets" to be quickly produced for most dance programs.
MiniCrib started life about 25 years ago as little printed cards - one
for each dance. In the mid-1990s Charles Upton transferred all
his dance cribs to computer and in 2000 started publishing MiniCrib on
the internet - the MiniCrib Team are continuing this task, continually
updating (and correcting) the database.
The notes are contained in a MicrosoftTM Word template which
can be placed on the Desktop, then simply double-click on the Icon to
enter the program. This program does not work with other word
processors (eg Microsoft 'Works' or starter versions of
Microsoft Word).
The Basic or Standard version is for use with Word
97 (& Higher) which allows quick assembly of crib sheets.
The Advanced version, for use with Word 2000 (&
higher), contains many macros which will help speed
the preparation of crib sheets and also provides a detailed searching
facility.
An Alphabetical version is
also available as a Microsoft Document (.doc) 380 pages long, but can be
read by most other word processors. In addition there is a pdf version (Portable Document File)
which should be useable on almost any device, including Kindle and
Android devices.
Each new version includes all entries
contained in previous issues with corrections and many additions, so
the MiniCrib Team recommend removing old versions and downloading each
new version as it becomes available - that way you will always be up
to date! The new version does not
overwrite the older versions (so remove old versions to prevent
"clutter"). Information about
installing all the current
versions of MiniCrib are shown on the
MiniCrib Versions page.
You can download the version you require from the
Downloads page.
Please remember that
MiniCrib recaps are just that - recaps to jog your memory - if there
is any doubt about a particular dance you should always consult the
original published dance (publication noted in MiniCrib where known).
The notes are available FREE but in
return please leave the MINICRIB footnote
that appears on each sheet! It is hoped that Scottish Country
dancers everywhere will find the notes of great use, but please let us
know if you see an error.
Although these recaps are copyright there is no claim to the
copyright of any dance as each dance is already the copyright of
another. It is hoped that the many devisers of the dances
listed, will not be offended by the brevity of the notes but will
appreciate their usefulness as an aid to dancing.
If you require
more information about the Deviser, Publication or available
Recordings of any dance the Strathspey
Server database or the
Scottish Country Dance Dictionary maintained by Reuben Freemantle
will be of
assistance.
Happy dancing to all!
If problems occur, please contact us at minicrib@minicrib.org.uk stating the version of Minicrib that you are using and the version of WORD and Windows that is installed on your computer.