Dance The Isle of St Kilda 14791
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Anne Thorn (2010)
- Intensity
- 880/844/844/888 = 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Slip down and up (DWNUP;SLIP)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- The Magic of Music [10]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Devised by Anne Thorn in September 2010 for her husband who had the privilege of travelling to, and working on, …
Devised by Anne Thorn in September 2010 for her husband who had the privilege of travelling to, and working on, the island of St. Kilda in the late 1970s early 1980s. St Kilda was evacuated 80 years ago in 1930 and bequeathed by the Marquess of Bute to The National Trust for Scotland in 1957.
The Isle of St Kilda 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 2c (1c following) slip down | set ; slip up | 1c cast off, 2c dance to 1pl (2,1,3)
- 9–
- 1c+3c turn EH, 1c in ; 1c+2c turn EH, 1c in. 1c face 1cnrs
- 17–
- ½ Reel4 on 1diag, pass RSh ; ½ Reel4 on2diag (3x,1x,2x)
- 25–
- 3C S&Link (2,1,3)
The Isle of St Kilda 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 2s followed by 1s slip step down for 4 steps, set (starting on foot nearest top) & back to top, 1s cast to 2nd place 2 1 3
- 9-12
- 1s turn 3s on sides (Men RH, Ladies LH)
- 13-16
- 1s turn 2s (Ladies RH, Men LH), 1s finish facing 1st corner
- 17-20
- 1s dance 1/2 RSh reel of 4 with 1st corners, 1s pass RSh to face 2nd corners
- 21-24
- 1s dance 1/2 RSh reel of 4 with 2nd corners to finish in 2nd place on opposite sides
- 25-32
- 3s+1s+2s dance Set+Link for 3. End 2 1 3
