Dance Fàilte gu Alba 16490
Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Joyce Porteous (2015)
- Intensity
- 844/888/888/888/888 = 95% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead/Dance down and cast up (DWN;CBL)
- Allemande for 3 couples (ALLMND;3C;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Double Triangles (DBLTRI)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fàilte gu Alba | Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band | The Third Sheaf Collection of Scottish Country Dances | CD | 3 | R40 8 | 6:01 | 36.1 |
Fàilte gu Alba 3/4L · R40
- 1–
- 1c dance down two and cast up (2c up) ; All turn P RH to allemande hold facing up (2,1,3)
- 9–
- 3C Allemande (3,1,2), 1c finish facing 1cnr (pos)
- 17–
- 1c+1cnrs change place Rsh on 1diag as other cnrs set | “outsides” chase 1 pos clw as “centres” turn LH to face the cnr that they left ; repeat [17–20] from new places
- 25–
- Repeat from new places, 1c in the middle turning LH to face their 3cnr (pos) ; ½ Lsh Reels3 across, 1c meet and turn L about into
- 33–
- Double Triangles (2,1,3)
Fàilte gu Alba 3/4L · R40
- 1-8
- 1s dance down, cast up round 3s (2s step up 3-4). 2s+1s+3s turn partners RH. Finish in Allemande hold facing up
- 9-16
- 2s+1s+3s dance Allemande. 1s end facing 1st corner pstns
- 17-18
- 1L+3M also 1M+2L pass RSh to change places while 3L+2M set
- 19-20
- 3M+2L (in centre) turn LH once round while others chase clockwise to next corner
- 21-24
- Repeat bars 17-20 from new positions
- 25-28
- Repeat bars 17-20 from new positions except bars 27-28 when 1s (in middle) turn LH to end 1M between 2s (at top) facing 2L, 1L between 3s facing 3M
- 29-32
- 1/2 LSh reels of 3 across (1M+2s & 1L+3s). Bar 32 - 1s dance towards each other, turn left about to face own sides
- 33-40
- 2s+1s+3s dance Double Triangles
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Added on: 2017-05-10 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headington Class 28 February 2019 | 2019-02-28 | Sandra McLevy | Feb. 27, 2019, 7:27 p.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-12-12 | 2021-12-12 | Amanda Peart | Dec. 18, 2021, 9:17 p.m. |
| Highland Ball 2024 | 2024-03-02 | Lily Talbot | Jan. 13, 2024, 5:48 p.m. |
| Epping Forest Scottish Association Autumn Dance 2018 | 2018-09-15 | Murrough Landon | Sept. 14, 2018, 6:29 p.m. |
