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:
- Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.
- 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 (14):
Show tunes
-
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 1
(Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 1
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
Crib
| 1-8 | Circle8 L and back |
| 9-16 | All W cross in front of P, dance behind next M ; and into the centre to RHA |
| 17-24 | Repeat 9-16 crossing in front of opposite man, behind next man ; and RHA, joining P for |
| 25-32 | All Promenade once round to the left |
| 33-40 | 1C+3C (W following M) dance 1 place left 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 ; 1M dances LSh round 2M, 1W LSh round 2W (i.e. between 2C) and continue anticlockwise round outside of set back to places (3C does likewise) |
| 65-96 | 2C+4C repeat bars 33-64 |
| 97-104 | All Promenade once round to the right |
| 105-120 | Men repeat bars 9-24 anticlockwise with LHA in the centre |
| 121-128 | circle8 RIGHT and back |
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