Dance: Culla Bay
32-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Square
- Devised by:
- Ann Dix
(1992)
- Formations:
-
Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
Note: Due to limitations
in the underlying data,
the relative order of formations in this list may be different
from the order of formations in the actual dance.
- Steps:
- Strathspey setting
Strathspey travel
- Published in:
-
Book 41, The Millennium Dances
[2]
*
Reel Friends
[2]
Pocket: Books 39,40,41
[21]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[44]
- Recommended Music:
-
The MacAuleys of Benbecula (Frank Reid)
- Recordings (11):
Show tunes
-
Reel Friends (The Craigellachie Band),
track 2
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Scottish Country Dancing (Callum Wilson and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 14
[pace 62.5]
Dancing Live (The Muriel Johnstone Trio),
track 6
[pace 63.8]
Sound of Feolin (David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 11
[pace 61.2]
Lassie Come and Dance Wi' Me (Ian Cruickshanks and his Band),
track 2
[pace 61.2]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 8 (David Anderson & his S.D.B.),
track 2
[pace 61.8]
Book 41. The Millennium Dances (David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 2
[pace 65.2]
Special Requests Volume 5 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 5
[pace 63.8]
The Breakdown (L Ramshaw / S W Bentley / M Bentley),
track 2
[pace 61.5]
Live at Opotiki, Music for a Whale of a Time (Peter Elmes and his Band),
track 12
[pace 62.0]
Tarry A While (The Deirdre Adamson Quartet),
track 6
[pace 61.0]
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Culla Bay
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C+3C ½ RH turn with person opposite, face that person | twirl R and into opposite place ; 2C+4C repeat this while 1C+3C chase ¼ clw (W leading) | curve into centre and swivel R to face out (1C facing 4pl and 3C facing 2pl) |
| 9-16 | Parallel Reels4 across |
| 17-24 | 2C+1C & 3C+4C circle4 left ; face other couple and set | ½ RHA |
| 25-32 | 2C+4C LHA in the middle ; dance out passing standing dancer on the side RSh and chase R (M leading) to 1pl/3pl (to 2,3,4,1). |
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