Dance: Dalkeith's Strathspey
32-bar Strathspey
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- (unknown)
- Formations:
-
Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
Hands round - 3 - with setting (HR;3P;SET;)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
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 travel
Strathspey setting
- Published in:
-
Book 9
[6]
*
Pocket: Books 7,8,9
[30]
Thirty Popular Scottish Country Dances
[25]
101 Scottish Country Dances
[18]
Scottish Reels are Fun
[16]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[37]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[35]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[45]
- Recommended Music:
-
Dalkeith's Strathspey
(Niel Gow)
- Recordings (10):
Show tunes
-
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 2
(Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 12
[pace 63.5]
Music for Fifteen Dances
(Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 3
[pace 61.9]
The Bobby Brown Collection
(Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent),
track 2
[pace 61.2]
The Island Fling
(Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent),
track 2
[pace 61.2]
Dances of Scotland Volume 1
(The Atholl Players),
track 2
[pace 56.0]
Dances of Scotland Volume 1
(The Atholl Players),
track 2
[pace 56.0]
Dancing Through Scotland
(Jimmy Shand and his Band),
track 8
Preliminary Test
(Muriel A Johnstone),
track 8
Book 9. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances
(Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 2
[pace 63.0]
Band Boy's Choice
(John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 5
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C (NHJ) set to 2W, 1C+2W circle3 ; 1C set to 2M, 1C+2M circle3 to finish 1C in the middle facing down |
| 9-16 | 1C lead down (2C up) ; and up to between 2C, 1M facing 2W and 1W facing 2M |
| 17-24 | 1C+2C Reel4 across to finish facing 1cnrs |
| 25-32 | Turn CPCP (finish NHJ on 1st time through) |
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