Dance Arthur's Seat 245
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Jack McConachie
- Intensity
- 860/806/800/822 = 50% (1 turn), 37% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Scottish Country Dances of The 18th Century [1]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [9] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [6] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [6] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Opinions differ on the last two bars of this dance (petronella or turn right hand). For detailed discussions of interpretations …
Opinions differ on the last two bars of this dance (petronella or turn right hand). For detailed discussions of interpretations of historical sources see the following strathspey mailing list threads: 70706, 69473, 69471, 37481. The dance is attributed to Jack McConachie on the basis that his changes from the original are effectively a new dance.
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
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Arthur's Seat | Hanneke Cassel & Dave Wiesler | Many Happy Returns | CD | 3 | R32 8 | 4:52 | 36.5 |
Arthur's Seat 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c+2c RHA ; 1c cast off (2c dance up) | 1c set
- 9–
- 1c+3c LHA ; 1c cast off (3c dance up) | 1c set (2,3,1)
- 17–
- 1c dance up to top, cast off ; dance between 3c and cast up to face 1cnrs (3c down)
- 25–
- SetH&G {6} | 1c Petronella to 2pl (2,1,3)
Arthur's Seat 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s+2s dance RH across, 1s cast down 1 place (2s dance up) & 1s set
- 9-16
- 1s+3s dance LH across, 1s cast down 1 place (3s dance up) & 1s set
- 17-24
- 1s dance up to top & cast, dance down between 3s & cast up & face 1st corners
- 25-32
- 1s dance ‘Hello-Goodbye’ setting (6 bars) Bars 31-32 1s petronella turn to 2nd place own sides
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