We're using cookies to make this site more secure, featureful and efficient.

Dance Glenlochar 2552

Reel · 64 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2341)

Devised by
Hugh Foss (1966)
Intensity
8000/8800/8880/0048/8048/4406/6488/8888 = 59% (whole dance)
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Online Sources
Recommended Music
Glenlochar 4/4L · R64

This dance starts with a fugal sequence: 1c, 2c, 3c & 4c dance successively shorter variations of it, starting each 8 bars. The first part of that sequence is repeated in [47–60], alternately up/down the set by 4c, 3c, 1c & 2c starting at 2 bar intervals.
All dancing up/down is with NHJ, all crossing movements are with RH. All full turns are BH in 4 bars, all half turns BH in 2 bars. When a (half) turn is followed by casting, open out to face down/up before casting up/down.

1-
1c set | cross ; cast off | dance down to 4pl centre & take BH. 2c+3c+4c up on [7–8] (2,3,4,1x)
9-
1c ½ turn BH | cast up round 3c ; dance up to top | cast off while{8}
2c dance [1–8]. 3c+4c up on [15–16] (3,4,1,2x)
17-
1c meet in centre | turn BH down to 4pl | cast up while{8}
2c dance [9–16] while{8}
3c dance [1–8]. 4c up on [23–24] (4,2,1,3x)
25-
2c+1c stand while{4}
3c ½ turn BH | retire ; 2c+1c+3c stand | step up on [31–32] while{8}
4c dance [1–8] (2,1,3,4x)
33-
1c set | cross ; cast below 4pl & face up NHJ while{8}
3c set | cross down to 4pl ; stand{4} while{8}
4c ½ turn BH | cast up ; repeat (2,4x,3x,1x)
41-
1c dance up to 3pl | cast up to 2pl while{4}
2c cast off to 2pl | dance down to 3pl while{4}
4c ½ turn BH | retire ;
all stand NHJ | 4c set (4,1x,2,3x)
49-
4c cross | cast off ; dance down to 4pl centre | ½ turn BH while{8}
3c set | cross ; cast up | dance up to 1pl centre while{8}
1c stand | set ; cross up | cast off while{8}
2c stand{4} ; set | cross (3,1,2x,4)
57-
3c ½ turn BH | cast off while{4}
1c dance down to 4pl | ½ turn BH while{4}
2c cast up | dance up to 1plx while{4}
4c cast up | ½ turn BH, all are now in the centre (2x,3x,4x,1x) ;
All (continue) ½ turn BH | retire (2,3,4,1)

Sorry, this browser doesn't seem to do SVG graphics :^(

SCDDB User Ratings

. 0 votes
. 0 votes
. 0 votes
. 0 votes
. 0 votes
. 0 votes

Rate this Dance

Sign in to rate this dance!

User Reviews

Sign in to review this dance!