Dance The Alderwood Knot 17195
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 4123)
- Devised by
- Marla Bright (2011)
- Intensity
- 6666/8080/8888/8888 = 81% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
- Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
- Set and Link (special) (S&Link)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Dedicated to Maria Ward, for her inspirational nature, graceful dancing, and personal strength, with best wishes many more years of …
Dedicated to Maria Ward, for her inspirational nature, graceful dancing, and personal strength, with best wishes many more years of enjoyment from dancing.
The Alder tree is symbolic of strength and rebirth and a grove of black alders is situated near Urquhart Castle by the village of Drumnadrochit on the shores of Loch Ness, Scotland.
Dance devised on the occasion of Maria Ward’s 60th birthday and return to dancing after surgery. January 2012. Interlocking Set and Link devised August 2011. Bars 25–26 modified in 2016; they were “All Advance{1} and Retire{1}”.
Northern Virginia Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.
The Alderwood Knot 4S · S32
- 1–
- All turn P RH | all W dance clw one place ; all turn new person LH | All M dance cclw one place
- 9–
- 1c+3c (now on sides) set adv | turn P BH ; Circle4 L to face top & bottom
- 17–
- Parallel reels4, 1c+3c finish again on sides
- 25–
- All set | All petronella in tandem one position cclw ; All dance interlocking S&Link [All set | All travel one place round, M cclw through the middle, W cast clw] (4,1,2,3)
note: dance modified in 2016. Previously [25–26] was All A{1}&R{1}
The Alderwood Knot 4S · S32
- 1-4
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All turn partner RH once round (2 bars) Ladies dance 1 place clockwise passing partner RSh
- 5-8
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All turn new partner LH once round (2 bars), Men dance 1 place anticlockwise (passing new partner LSh (now opposite original partners)
- 9-16
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1L+3M & 1M+3L (in 2nd & 4th places) set advancing, turn original partner 2H once round, opening out to circle 4H round to left, pull back RSh, 1s face couple in 1st place, 3s face couple in 3rd place
- 17-24
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All dance RSh reels of four up/down set & form square set, 1L+3M (2nd place)1M+3L (4th place) opposite partner (Lady on Man’s right)
- 25-28
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All set & Petronella in Tandem 1 place anticlockwise round
- 29-32
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“Interlocking Set+Link”
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All set, Ladies cast clockwise round outside 1 place while Men dance through the middle (passing LSh) 1 place anticlockwise round to finish with original partner. All have moved clockwise 1 place. 4 1 2 3
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Lüneburg | Moni | Sept. 6, 2023, 8:04 a.m. |
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1013 | The Alderwood Knot (video) | Sept. 29, 2016, 4:04 p.m. | Kenneth J Reid | Eric Ferguson | Normal | Fixed |