Dance The Duke of Gordon's Welcome to Aberdeen 1789
Reel · 176 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Formations
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- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Promenade single couple(s) in Allemande hold (PROM;1C;A)
- Petronella (16 bars) (PET)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This dance is too involved to be placed on a Ball programme; it is essentially a demonstration dance. However MiniCrib …
This dance is too involved to be placed on a Ball programme; it is essentially a demonstration dance. However MiniCrib has now provided a crib for it.
The dance has five figures:
Fig. 1: 64 bars
Fig. 2: 32 bars
Fig. 3: 32 bars
Fig. 4: 16 bars
Fig. 5: 32 bars
This dance was collected by Mrs MacNab but from a Mr Graham Forbes of Hamilton, Ontario who was taught it by his Grandfather in Scotland.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke of Gordon's Welcome to Aberdeen | D R Cunningham | Music for Scottish Dances Collected by Mary Isdal MacNab | CD | 30 | R176 1 | 3:26 | 37.5 |
The Duke of Gordon's Welcome to Aberdeen 4S · R176
Fig. 1
- 1-8
- Ladies advance, 1L+3L turning to Right to form diag line (1L+2L & 4L+3L facing each other) & set. Ladies dance 1/2 reel of 4. End facing opp. man
- 9-12
- Ladies dance out and into opp. man’s place (4 bars). Men dance in and turn to face Ladies (11-12)
- 13-16
- Couples set to each other and turn to form square set
- 17-32
- Repeat 1-16 back to places (1L+3L turning to Left to form line on other diagonal)
- 33-64
- Repeat 1-32 with Men making the diagonal lines
- Fig. 2
- Ladies step back and kneel
- 1-8
- Men set, petronella turn, double setting or high cuts
- 9-32
- Repeat 1-8 back to places. Bar 32 Men finish facing partners (who stand up)
Fig. 3
- 1-8
- All set twice; Men turn partner RH & move on anticlockwise to next Lady
- 9-32
- Repeat 3 more times, Men turning each Lady until back in original places
- Fig. 4
- Men kneel
- 1-4
- Ladies dance 1 place round anticlockwise towards next Man & they set
- 9-16
- Repeat 3 more times until back in original places. Men stand up
Fig. 5
- 1-4
- All set to partner & turn 1/4 RH into allemande hold facing anticlockwise
- 5-8
- All promenade 1/2 round & form “longways set” 3 2 4 1
- 9-24
- All dance full Petronella figure (set to partner & Petronella turn 4 times)
- 25-32
- All set to partner & turn 1/4 RH into allemande hold facing anticlockwise; All promenade 1/2 round & reform original square set
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Added on: 2020-05-08 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2101 | Duke of Gordon's welcome to Aberdeen | May 22, 2020, 8:13 p.m. | Tim Bolton-Maggs | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |
| 2381 | The Duke of Gordon’s ... | March 15, 2021, 12:01 p.m. | Stephen Webb | Viktor Lehmann | Normal | Fixed |
| 2405 | The Duke of ... | March 17, 2021, 11:41 a.m. | Stephen Webb | Viktor Lehmann | Normal | Fixed |
| 2440 | DoGWtA | April 21, 2021, 3:48 p.m. | Stephen Webb | Viktor Lehmann | Normal | Fixed |
| 2480 | The Duke of ... | June 21, 2021, 5:32 p.m. | Stephen Webb | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |
| 2380 | The Duke of Gordon’s ... | March 15, 2021, 11:57 a.m. | Stephen Webb | --- | Normal | Ignored |