Dance: Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder
Also known as
»And Now it's Farewell to All Tomorrow« (unofficial)
128-bar Jig
4 couples
Set shape: Square
Progression: set
- Devised by:
- Bill Hamilton
- Formations:
-
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Note: Due to limitations
in the underlying data,
the relative order of formations in this list may be different
from the order of formations in the actual dance.
- Steps:
- Pas-de-Basque
Skip-Change
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.
- Featured in:
-
J.C. Ball 2009
- Published in:
-
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder
[1]
*
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[69]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[66]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[83]
- Full description:
- http://www.dancearchives.co.uk/dances/powrie_ian.htm
- Recommended Music:
-
West Kirkton (John MacGregor)
- Recordings (16):
Show tunes
-
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 1 (Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 1
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Let's Dance Again... (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band),
track 2
Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 1 (Jim Johnstone and his Band),
track 16
Play Favourites (Don Bartlett and the Scotians),
track 7
MacGregor's Gathering (John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band),
track 11
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Scotland (Ian Powrie and his Band),
track 8
Welcome to the London Highland Club (Frank Reid and his Band),
track 8
Jigtime (Jimmy Shand and his Band),
track 6
Farewell to Paternoster Square (The Craigellachie Band),
track 10
Country Dancers Delight (The Danelaw Country Dance Band),
track 2
Teachers Choice 1 ((unknown)),
track 3
Special Requests Volume 6 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 2
Special Requests Volume 6 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 3
Scottish Country Dances Vol 3 (The Ian Muir Sound),
track 8
Favourite SCDs Vol 1 (Irvine Valley SCD Band),
track 6
[pace 36.2]
Old Tyme Favourites Vol 1 (George Rennie Scottish Dance Band),
track 16
[pace 34.8]
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Crib
| 1-8 | Circle8 L and back |
| 9-16 | All W cross in front of P, dance behind next M ; RHA in the centre |
| 17-24 | All W cross in front of opposite M, dance behind next M ; RHA, joining P for |
| 25-32 | All Promenade once round L |
| 33-40 | 1C+3C (W following M) dance on 1 place clw and in (M round M, W round W) to face next couple ; set to and turn that person RH |
| 41-48 | Reels4 across |
| 49-56 | Fig8, 1C round 2C, 3C round 4C |
| 57-64 | 1C+3C LHA ; 1C/3C dance out LSh round 2C/4C (M round M, W round W) and cclw to places |
| 65-96 | 2C+4C repeat bars 33-64 |
| 97-104 | All Promenade once round R |
| 105-120 | Men repeat bars 9-24 cclw with LHA in the centre |
| 121-128 | Circle8 RIGHT and back |
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