Dance Gillian's Strathspey 11299
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Gordon Thomson (2003)
- Intensity
- 8800 8888 8888 8440 8008 = 70% (1 turn), 70% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
- Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
- Reel of four - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R4;SIDE;)
- Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
- Reel of four - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R4;SIDE;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Espagnole (ESPAN)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Extra Info
- The notes say “This dance is named after Gillian Barella in recognition of her teaching at the Nacton Scottish Country …
The notes say “This dance is named after Gillian Barella in recognition of her teaching at the Nacton Scottish Country Dancing Group.”
Gillian's Strathspey 4/4L · S40
- 1–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c Poussette.
- 9–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c set | Petronella in tandem to face P up/down ; parallel ½Reels4 on sides, finish facing P up/dn
- 17–
- All Set | petronella in tandem to sidelines, Parallel ½Reels4 on the sides (1,2,3,4).
- 25–
- 1c+2c cross RH | ½ RHA ; 1c+3c cross RH | ½ RHA (2,3,1,4)
- 33–
- 1c+4c Espagnole (2,3,4,1).
Espagnole: both W lead RHJ to M side, cross and cast back to exchanged places while{4} Men cross to W side, lead RHJ back to M side and cross to exchanged places ; all turn P EH (2,1)
Gillian's Strathspey 4/4L · S40
- 1-8
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1s+2s also 3s+4s dance Diamond Poussette
- 9-16
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1s+2s also 3s+4s set & petronella-in-tandem 1 place (1s+3s on Men’s side & 2s+4s on Ladies), all dance 1/2 reels of 4 on sides
- 17-24
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Repeat bars 9-12 but set across the set & petronella-in-tandem to end on sides, all dance 1/2 reels of 4 on sides (back to original places)
- 25-32
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1s+2s cross RH & dance 1/2 RH across, 1s+3s cross RH & dance 1/2 RH across
- 33-40
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1s+4s dance Espagnole:
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33-34 1s+4s cross (Ladies lead across RH passing between Men) with Ladies changing places RH
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35-36 1s+4s cross back (Men lead across RH between Ladies) with Men changing places RH
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37-40 4s turn RH as 1s turn LH
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Added on: 2024-01-15 (Murrough Landon)
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190121 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2019-01-21 | Peter Dixon | Dec. 23, 2018, 1:11 p.m. |
| 160516 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2016-05-16 | Peter Dixon | Oct. 18, 2016, 5:11 p.m. |
| Ipswich Christmas Dance | 2015-12-12 | David Ambrose | Dec. 2, 2015, 11:51 a.m. |
| RSCDS Sutton Coldfield - social 14 January 2022 | 2022-01-14 | Nicola Scott | Jan. 11, 2022, 5:51 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 28.08.2014 | 2014-08-28 | Zoltán Gräff | Aug. 29, 2014, 10:12 a.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-12-08 | 2014-12-08 | Cord Walter | March 2, 2024, 11:22 p.m. |
| Dance Recordings at Bredfield | 2023-12-27 | Janina Lileikyte | Dec. 27, 2023, 10:59 a.m. |
| Berlin Hopalots 2014 Social, 28th November 2014 | 2014-11-28 | Rainer Binias | July 20, 2014, 2:16 p.m. |
| 150216 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2015-02-16 | Peter Dixon | Jan. 25, 2015, 6:02 p.m. |
| 150316 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2015-03-16 | Peter Dixon | March 6, 2015, 5:30 p.m. |
| Luckenbooth Circle - Bury St Edmunds | 2024-02-16 | David Ambrose | Feb. 11, 2024, 8:20 p.m. |
| NFSCD St Andrew's Dance | 2019-11-30 | Joan Blake | Nov. 15, 2019, 1:52 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014 | Cord Walter | Sept. 22, 2014, 10:27 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 4 Paare | Cord Walter | Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m. |
