Dance Dunvegan Castle 1862
Medley · 64 bars (S32+R32) · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Harry C Ways (1972)
- Intensity
- 16 16 16 16 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - interlocking (REEL;INTRLK;R4;)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Set as in Double.Triangles (SET_DT)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- From the notes: “Composed in honor of Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, Chieftain of the Clan MacLeod, on the occasion …
From the notes: “Composed in honor of Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, Chieftain of the Clan MacLeod, on the occasion of her 94th birthday celebration at the Burns Night Dinner of the St. Andrews Society of Washington, D.C.”
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunvegan Castle | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead | LP | 3 | M64 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
Dunvegan Castle 4S · M64
Strathspey
- 1–4
- All M advance one, set one left, while{4} all W set one to the right, advance one, all turn person opposite 1½ BH, finish facing in
- 5–16
- Repeat [1–4] 3 more times, but on the last 2 bars, turn P once round to finish in P’s place facing P
- 17–
- Interlocking Reels4 on the circle: starting Rsh to P, finish in same places, M facing out, W facing in
- 25–
- Double Reels4 across: W begin in and LHA while M first loop into P’s place. The M finish BtoB in the centre facing diagonally out between partner and woman who was originally one place to the right
Reel
- 33–
- All set, joining hands as in DTr, then all Petronella Turn forward, men to the diagonal points facing in, women to the middle BtoB facing out ; repeat to return to places
- 41–
- All set as in DTr, and in PdB change places RH with P ; Repeat, changing places with person held by LH
- 49–
- Repeat, again with the person held by LH ; All set and turn P to original places, using skip change of step
- 57–
- All circle8 and back
Dunvegan Castle 4S · M64
Strathspey
- 1-4
- Men advance into centre 1 step & out to left as Ladies move 1 step to right & 1 step forward, all turn new partner 2H 1.1/2 times
- 5-16
- Repeat above Fig 3 more times except that the last turn is once round only to end with original Lady partner on Mans left
- 17-24
- All dance reels of 4 round circle & back passing own partner RSh ending in partners original place Men facing out & Ladies in
- 25-32
- All dance interlocking reels of 4 across pass LSh in centre end with Men BtoB in centre facing out between partner & Lady originally on their right
Reel
- 1-8
- All set holding hands as in Double Triangles, all dance petronella turn to bring Ladies in centre & Men out, repeat back to places at beginning of reel time
- 9-16
- All set as in Double Triangle & change places with partner RH, repeat this Fig but change places with person on left hand
- 17-24
- Repeat the Fig again changing places with person on left hand, all set & turn partners RH back to original pstns
- 25-32
- All circle 8H round & back
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSCDC Fugues etc. 4 July 2015 | 2015-07-04 | Anselm Lingnau | July 5, 2015, 1:53 p.m. |
