Dance The Faraway Isle 2077
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1977)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances [14]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [56] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [9] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was a dance for the visit to Majorca.
John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was a dance for the visit to Majorca.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Faraway Isle | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 10 | CD | 5 | J48 4 | 3:26 | 34.3 |
The Faraway Isle 4/4L · J48
3c & 4c start on opposite sides
- 1–
- 1c & 4c cross RH | cast inwards (2c & 3c step out) ; ½ Fig8 through ends (2,1,4x,3x)
- 9–
- 1c+4c RHA. 1W+4W join LH ; 1M & 4M dance clw round and behind their P into LHA. All have changed places with their P facing nearest cnr (2,1x,4,3x)
- 17–
- Intersecting RSh Reels4, using ½ LHA {1} in the centre. On [23–24] 1c & 4c pivot R to face the cnr they just passed (2,4x,1,3x)
- 25–
- All set twice ; turn facing person RH into lines4 across in 1pl (4c between 2c) and 4pl (1c between 3c)
- 33–
- RSh Reels4 across
- 41–
- 1c & 4c lead down/up, cross and cast inwards (to 2,4,1x,3x) ; all turn P RH
The Faraway Isle 4/4L · J48
3s & 4s start on opp sides
- 1-8
- 1s & 4s cross RH, cast in 1 place & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s/3s
- 9-16
- 1s+4s dance RH across, Men loop round & in behind ptnr to dance LH across back to face crnrs (1s face 2s & 4s face 3s - Ladies facing Men)
- 17-24
- All dance double reels of 4 giving LH in centre 1s & 4s do not complete reel but turn in to face other corners
- 25-32
- All set twice & turn RH to form lines across
- 33-40
- All dance reels of 4 across
- 41-48
- 1s & 4s lead up/down & cross, cast in 1 place own sides & all turn RH
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Added on: 2019-05-16 (Zoltán Gräff)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club 16.05.2019 | 2019-05-16 | Zoltán Gräff | May 16, 2019, 9:47 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 03.10.2019 | 2019-10-03 | Zoltán Gräff | Oct. 3, 2019, 8:55 p.m. |
| Possible dem. dances | 2017-02-05 | Elizabeth Gull | Feb. 2, 2017, 10:50 a.m. |
| Erlangen Summer Dance 2018 | 2018-06-23 | Michael Knorr | June 2, 2018, 5:07 p.m. |
| SCD Nürnberg (2018-06-04) | 2018-06-04 | Roland Ritthaler | June 9, 2018, 12:47 a.m. |
| Annes Delight | 2022-12-29 | Klaus Mettler | Nov. 19, 2022, 9:07 p.m. |
| MSA 170720A | 2017-07-20 | Michael Däther | July 16, 2017, 10:34 p.m. |
| 2020 Space Flow | 2020-02-15 | Klaus Mettler | Dec. 13, 2019, 12:07 a.m. |
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