Dance Drumtochty Glen 1768
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Margaret Anderson
- Intensity
- 888 888 844 888 = 91% (1 turn), 68% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Promenade 3 couples (PROM;3C;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- The Leaflet Dances with Music [4]
- Three Recently Devised Dances [3]
- Leaflet Dances 1964-1998 and Other Dances [17]
- Pocket: Books 32,Leaflets [13]
- Scottish Country Dance Leaflets [5]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [51] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [40] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [38] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
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- Drumtochty Glen (Nan Main)
- Finella (Nan Main) [Alternative]
- Extra Info
- From the publication (courtesy this issue):
“The dance was arranged for the Strathspey [sic] music composed by Nan Main …
From the publication (courtesy this issue):
“The dance was arranged for the Strathspey [sic] music composed by Nan Main for Miss Anderson. Miss Anderson’s home was in the Glen of Drumtochty, which lies between Auchinblae and Cairn o’Mount. There are two Glens [sic], Drumtochty becoming Glen Sough as it nears the Cairn o’Mount; the hill opposite Miss Anderson’s home is called Finella (the alternative tune, also composed by Nan Main).”
Additional information from Robb Quint:
"Drumtochty Glen itself is a small coastal valley about a dozen miles from the North Sea in the part of southern Aberdeenshire that once was the now erstwhile Kincardineshire, running upward and westward from the little village of Auchenblae. To its north is the 1,524-foot Goyle Hill and to its south the 1,358-foot Finella Hill, alongside the northeast slope of which the annual (typically fourth Saturday in June) Drumtochty Highland Games is held.
At the head of the glen is Drumtochty Castle, an 1812 neo-gothic castellated mansion. During World War II this house was purchased by the Norwegian Government in Exile and used as a school for Norwegian refugee children. Between 1947 and 1971 it was a boys’ preparatory school. Today it is privately owned and run as a small (and very luxurious) hotel and event center, particularly for “fairy-tale” weddings, not only for the setting and appearance of the “castle,” but all the more so because of the nearby “fairy-tale” Saint Palladius (Episcopal) Church,which is often used for the wedding ceremony in conjunction with the receptions and accommodations at the mansion. Through the short glen (only about two miles from its head at the castle down to its foot at Auchenblae) runs the Luther Water, a left tributary of the North Esk. To the north of the glen is the mostly coniferous Drumtochty Forest."
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumtochty Glen | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances 1987 | LP+ | 7 | S32 8 | 8:15 | 61.9 | |
| Drumtochty Glen | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for Leaflet Dances Vol. 1 | CD | 1 | S32 8 | 8:15 | 61.9 |
Drumtochty Glen 3/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c+2c+3c promenade, 1c cross and cast to finish (2,1x,3)
- 9–
- All set , but on second step [10] 1c turn R into lines across | repeat, 1c turning to own sideline ; repeat, into the other line across | repeat, 1c finish facing 1cnr
- 17–
- 1c+1cnrs ½Reel4 and pass Lsh ; ½Reel4 with 2cnrs (to 3x,1x,2x)
- 25–
- All circle6 L to own side ; 2c+1c+3c turn RH
Drumtochty Glen 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
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1s+2s+3s Promenade ending with 1s crossing RH & cast to 2nd place opposite side while 2s dance up to top
- 9-16
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9-10 1s+2s+3s set, 1s petronella turn to right on 2nd setting step into lines across
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11-16 1s repeat, setting across & on side lines to end facing 1st corners. 2s & 3s continue setting throughout
- 17-24
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1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corner, pass LSh & dance 1/2 reel with 2nd corner. 1s end in 2nd place opposite sides (3) (1) (2)
- 25-32
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3s+1s+2s circle 6H 1/2 round to left; all turn partners RH back to place. 2 1 3
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2020-02-11 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Demonstration quality
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)German team, 2020 Newcastle festival
Added on: 2020-10-18 (Murrough Landon)
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Edinburgh Scottish Dancers Mixed Team, Newcastle Festival, 2023.
Added on: 2023-02-13 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The More Unusual Dance Club 15042024 | 2024-04-15 | Douglas Hedley | April 11, 2024, 4:01 p.m. |
| 20 01 18 Bournemouth | 2020-01-18 | Chris & Lee Pratt | Dec. 8, 2019, 4:52 p.m. |
| RSCDS Leaflet Dances 1st 11 dances | Jane Rose | March 6, 2018, 7:21 p.m. | |
| 150817-150819 w4 Summer School - Full. Cert. Class | 2015-08-17 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Aug. 24, 2023, 5:24 p.m. |
| Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club 56th Highland Ball - 2008 | 2008-02-09 | Andy Peterson | Dec. 31, 2020, 4:06 a.m. |
| 181103 RSCDS AGM - Saturday Ball | 2018-11-03 | Martina Mueller-Franz | May 24, 2018, 1:43 p.m. |
| 18 11 03 RSCDS AGM Perth Saturday | 2018-11-03 | Chris & Lee Pratt | May 27, 2018, 9:23 p.m. |
| CGB Course AGM Oberlethe 2018: Paul Plummer | 2018-09-02 | Verena Ebling | Sept. 4, 2018, 3:07 p.m. |
| CGB Weekend Oberlethe: Advanced Class | 2018-09-01 | Anselm Lingnau | Sept. 4, 2018, 12:19 a.m. |
| VISCDS Harvest Social 2021 | 2021-10-16 | Gordon Robinson | Aug. 18, 2021, 11:52 p.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-08-27 | 2023-08-27 | Amanda Peart | Aug. 27, 2023, 7:35 p.m. |
| First 11 Leaflet Dances | Sue Ronald | Feb. 28, 2018, 6:14 p.m. | |
| Newcastle 2020 (contest) | 2020-02-08 | Nicolas Bazille | Nov. 27, 2019, 9:27 p.m. |
| Cambridge Advanced Class - Dances Taught 2018-2019 | Jamie McDougall | Sept. 28, 2018, 1:12 a.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2187 | additional info | Oct. 18, 2020, 7:46 p.m. | Bruce Herbold | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |