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Dance The Doonhamer Delight 17137

Reel · 32 bars · 2 couples · Round the room   (Progression: 21)

Devised by
Rachel Shankland (2014)
Intensity
88/88/88/88 = 100% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
The title celebrates the deviser’s home town, Dumfries, where locals are referred to as Doonhamers.

The title celebrates the deviser’s home town, Dumfries, where locals are referred to as Doonhamers.

The Doonhamer Delight 2RR · R32

Cpl face cpl Round the Room

1–
W turn RH 1¼ while M chase round set clw ¾ (all to P’s place) ; repeat from exchanged places (1,2)
9–
All set NHJ, advancing on 2nd step | join hands with opposite and set, retiring on 1st step ; RHA
17–
All set, advancing on 2nd step | join hands with P and set, retiring on 1st step ; LHA
25–
All dance BtoB with opposite ; pass opposite Rsh and meet next cpl (2,1)
The Doonhamer Delight 2RR · R32

Round the Room, 2 facing 2

1-4
Ladies turn 1.1/4 RH while Men dance 3/4 round clockwise. All end in partner’s place
5-8
Men turn 1.1/4 RH while Ladies dance 3/4 round clockwise. All end in original places
9-12
All NHJ with partner set, advancing on 2nd step, all set retiring NHJ with opp dancer (facing partners) & then set on 2nd step (couples now facing in/out of circle)
13-16
All dance RH across
17-20
All NHJ with “new partner” set, advancing on 2nd step, all set retiring NHJ with partner, and then set on 2nd step (all in original places)
21-24
All dance LH across
25-32
All dance DoSiDo with opp dancer & all pass opp dancer RSh to meet new couple

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RSCDS Summer School 2019 - w3 - 190801 …

Added on: 2019-08-03 (Zoltán Gräff)
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Added on: 2016-09-25 (Truus de Ceuster)
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Twice in a 2 couple set. This is …

Added on: 2020-05-31 (Murrough Landon)
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Oxford and Cambridge Highland Ball, 2023

Added on: 2023-03-13 (Murrough Landon)
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Ball at the Hamburg Weekend Course, 3.6.2017 Musician: …

Added on: 2017-06-20 (Ilana Steiner)
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Added on: 2017-08-03 (Linda Mae Dennis)
Quality: Animation

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Young Dancers Workshop Heidelberg 2018 (Intermediate/advanced class) 2018-09-29 Tim Hoffmann Oct. 8, 2018, 12:29 a.m.
Hamburg WE 2020 - Saturday Dance 2020-02-10 Dieter Lange Feb. 13, 2020, 1:12 p.m.
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